so now that obama has become the president-elect, i have to find something else to be obsessive over. i think its going to be my painting. i've talked to reps from 2 different group shows that are opening in december and i might be participating! they are both for charity so it would be a nice thing to do before christmas anyway, but i would be honored just to have my artwork up in a show, regardless of whether i sold anything or not. however, it would be awesome to be able to make enough money to continue to do art without having to dip into savings or anything. anyone who has ever painted will tell you, supplies are expensive!
a friend of mine uses the money he makes from his artwork for supplies and new tattoos. i don't know how much he makes from it but i think its a decent buck. it would be awesome to have a little income from it. even more amazing to be able to make a living at it, but i don't have those kind of delusions of grandeur. for now i'm just painting for the fun and catharsis of it. but i am really liking my style that is sort of taking shape. my very first piece was just the trolley for the front of our house. its not artistic really in any way but its pretty. the difference between that and my current work is crazy, and that was only a year ago.
i don't even know if these people are going to like my style and allow me to join in the show, but it would be amazing if they did. my style is definitely not the norm in hipstery atlanta right now, so who knows.
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Go for it Tiff! Art should be something you enjoy so don't worry about people "getting" it. You have great taste (you did introduce me to threadless, all those years ago! :)) and no matter what, it'll be fun!
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