johnlacey

Art sometimes feel like a thing I do, from time to time. When I have the time. When I have the energy. When I have the art supplies. When I can suppress the voice of negative self-talk inside my head that tells me everything I do is wrong. In truth I spend more time thinking about creating art than I do actually creating it. There are many traps that you can fall into. There are many time sinks that can devour all your creative time. Some of my personal favourites include: * Thinking I don't know enough to get started. This usually manifests itself as a need to read everything on a subject, to Google relentlessly, to watch YouTube videos. A

I feel like I have so much to say but haven't yet stumbled upon the right words. I want to develop my artistic skills, mostly in terms of technique - capturing a likeness, exploring tone, building a relationship with different mediums and materials. And yet it is getting harder to have such a pragmatic relationship with my output. It isn't just about the mechanics of producing a piece. There are motivations that haven't been properly articulated. There is a longing for connection with other people. There is a loneliness that has worn out its usefulness. I want to depict people I love, and I want them to understand that love, and how my depict

I'm not sure how it happened but thanks to whoever was responsible for the one day premium membership. I know I haven't posted much in a while, but I still check out your deviations a lot and browse different categories. See you around the proverbial traps.