What the hell am I thinking? I mean, I know I'm not the only person who is going to try to make it as an artist, but that's a question I ask myself quite often...The economy seems to be falling to pieces, I'm trying to scrape my way through the art program at my local Junior College (woohoo), technology seems to be overtaking the majority of creative outlets and often careers, and I now am supposedly wasting time writing a blog about nothing except complaints about my chosen path of study. Am I alone in thinking this pursuit is risky? I think not.
But, in reality, and as other fellow aspiring artists I'm sure know, a career in the arts is often not chosen, but it's something that can't be escaped. I've been drawing, coloring outside the lines, and painting since I could pick up a writing utensil, and I knew since around that time that I had to be an artist "when I grew up." Alternatives in terms of a career choice were nonexistent. I guess the creative pull art had on my brain and body were just far too overwhelming, and I fell instantly and permanently in love with creating.
So, I haven't decided yet, but presently, I think this blog is just gonna consist of my musings about careers in the fine arts, postings of my work, and just general struggles and triumphs and bits of news, etc. relating to ART. Wow I hope that doesn't sound too boring...
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As an older artrist who has struggled with the same things that you are going through in my pursuit of doing art, here are my thoughts. Unless
ReplyDeleteyou want to teach art, going to college is not the best use of your time. You live in a state with a great number of fantastic painters, find one who's type of painting you like and contact him or her to see if you can meet and offer to pay if you have to, to study with them, the same money you are spending in school will be better spent studying with a professional working artist who's work you like, if they do workshops offer to be their goffer, helping to set up the workshop, or doing what ever they need done. There is no short cut to being a better painter other than keep painting as much as you can, and most important promote yourself everywhere you can, join art groups, enter every art show, and show up at art openings and talk to as many people as you can. One of the best magazines to subscribe to is "American Art Collector" also "Southwest Art". You have many years ahead of yourself to achieve your goal if you keep at it.
Good Luck.
Chuck Percherke
www.westpennart.com/percherke.htm