Hi Cecil, Thanks for writing your thoughts. I decided at 9 years old that I wanted to be an artist - specifically a sculptor. I didn't even know the word, but I showed a picture of a sculpture of an in-process bust of a Southern gentleman in an Old Grand Dad whisky ad to my mother and told her this is what I wanted to do when I grew up. My path of course was not direct but eventually I decided to get a Master's Degree and a teaching certificate so I could teach art to make a living and continue to make, exhibit and sell my art. That was well over 50 years ago and I'm still an artist, making, exhibiting and selling my art. I'm not a world-famous artist like Picasso, Matisse or Motherwell but I am happy with who I am and art that I am making. Bob
Hi Bob thanks for commenting! First let me mention that Bob's work with miniature churches are really spectacular, you can see them on his website robertocardinale.com Yes, I am the same way Bob: "I'm not a world-famous artist like Picasso, Matisse or Motherwell but I am happy with who I am and art that I am making. " It is a lifetime passion and the main thing that gets me out of bed in the morning. About your 9 year old experience, luckily it was the part of the ad that was about being a sculptor and not about being an Old Grand Dad whisky drinker when you grow up! haha. Please comment often.
Thanks for writing Brittany! Comments are much appreciated. Yes being your authentic self is the main art in life. Anybody doing anything can and should be working on that.
Agree. I regularly mention that we are all artists and we all have mental health.
https://createmefree.substack.com/p/we-are-all-artists-with-mental-health
Hi Cecil, Thanks for writing your thoughts. I decided at 9 years old that I wanted to be an artist - specifically a sculptor. I didn't even know the word, but I showed a picture of a sculpture of an in-process bust of a Southern gentleman in an Old Grand Dad whisky ad to my mother and told her this is what I wanted to do when I grew up. My path of course was not direct but eventually I decided to get a Master's Degree and a teaching certificate so I could teach art to make a living and continue to make, exhibit and sell my art. That was well over 50 years ago and I'm still an artist, making, exhibiting and selling my art. I'm not a world-famous artist like Picasso, Matisse or Motherwell but I am happy with who I am and art that I am making. Bob
Hi Bob thanks for commenting! First let me mention that Bob's work with miniature churches are really spectacular, you can see them on his website robertocardinale.com Yes, I am the same way Bob: "I'm not a world-famous artist like Picasso, Matisse or Motherwell but I am happy with who I am and art that I am making. " It is a lifetime passion and the main thing that gets me out of bed in the morning. About your 9 year old experience, luckily it was the part of the ad that was about being a sculptor and not about being an Old Grand Dad whisky drinker when you grow up! haha. Please comment often.
Beautiful sentiments! The last couple paragraphs could apply more generally to being a human and being your authentic self. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for writing Brittany! Comments are much appreciated. Yes being your authentic self is the main art in life. Anybody doing anything can and should be working on that.