When i was working on my Lil' Wayne painting "All on the Line" motivated me. I can see the average person having a puzzled look on their face but the shows is currently showing on the Sundance Channel. It's hosted like a well-known designer, Zoe Lee in which he gives struggling designers a chance to take their designs mainstream. That is something that rarely happens in any creative avenue. Especially to see someone that has "made it" mentor others into improving their crafts. The constant shocking factor that i find in every episode is that most designers like artist aren't willing to compromise their styles to become mainstream. The first episode i saw had a designer that only catered to a very limited select client that wants evening attire. He struggled with the concept of hearing that his clothes would never get wide world popularity. That in itself is humbling to hear that you need to try something new.
From an artist stand point i saw that as i shot of energy because i knew i needed to be working. I knew when i was drawing or painting that someone out there that was hungrier than me would be doing the same thing. I remembered the pressures that i sometimes felt in college knowing deadlines were approaching and work had to be turned in. I'm reminded this is all a process that needs to happen if i'm ever going to make it. Even if i don't make it and no one seeing anything i've done for decades it will all be worth it.
From an artist stand point i saw that as i shot of energy because i knew i needed to be working. I knew when i was drawing or painting that someone out there that was hungrier than me would be doing the same thing. I remembered the pressures that i sometimes felt in college knowing deadlines were approaching and work had to be turned in. I'm reminded this is all a process that needs to happen if i'm ever going to make it. Even if i don't make it and no one seeing anything i've done for decades it will all be worth it.
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