Howdy,
Here we are at the beginning of another year. I've got a few extra pounds on the hips and few more laughter lines but I'm ok with them all. I've spent enough time with family but not quite enough with friends for my liking. I've been not so secretly working towards turning my art hobby into a small side business over the last 6 months with varying levels of success. I'm working on youtube, making the art that I love to make and doing my best to share my story as and when I can. This blog is a part of that sharing. I know that I have a very small audience and I love that I get the opportunity to get to know the people that like my art personally. I also get to share the stories and ideas behind my art here with anyone that wants to listen.
I look at other and of course I compare myself. Of course I wonder how far “ahead” I could be if I had startedf earlier, had more talent, been more focussed or been luckier. Thinking that way never ends well though. So instead I'll just start where I am, work where I am and hope for the best. I learned the hard way that the only real control I have over my work is whether it exists or not. I can position myself, promote myself and do everything I know to do but at the end of the day all I have control over is whether I paint or not. I've tried not doing it and well, that never ends well for my mental or spiritual health. Instead I choose to make, I choose to keep going, to keep sharing and to keep getting to know both myself and anyone else that tags along.
Here's to a new year of new art and hopefully some new friends too!
Big love,
Ryan James x