new here new soul searching.

[nazareth39]

Hello out there all at Wet Canvas
After some good reading of the forum for a time, ive decided to join, im new here, obvious with the heading.

Im an artist and art educator who's recently decided to try to get my personal art career up and going again as it once used to be. In education ive been extremely successful....but at the loss of not giving the same energies to my personal artwork. Ive still kept drawing and painting, creating, but not at the high energy levels I once did.

Ive decided I need to reinvigorate that part of my life. As a result, here I am.

On another note that has reinvigorated me, when I was younger, I had a friend in college, we worked side by side at the same level of energy, same mindset, a great deal in common with the same subject matter. We were touted as two of the best at our art departments at the time, he was a painter, I a printmaker specializing in lithography, as well as painting and drawing. He has become quite famous now.....I wont mention his artist name at the moment. Needless to say its been a cause for me to pursue my career as he did his. It has demonstrated to me that I can do it too, and make it to the level of fame and fortune that we all might desire. And on the other hand this artist's success has also been a source of depression for myself, and made me literally shut down as this artist achieved all the things I saw for myself twenty years ago. Its sort of like having a famous twin brother I guess.

Anyhow, greetings to all, and im anxious to get things going again they way they used to be in my art.

[~JON]

Greetings!
Thank you for the introduction.
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[nazareth39]

thanks jon i appreciate the help thanks!

[gmarie]

Hi. Enjoy your time at WetCanvas and tenaciously pursue your passion for art. Sure can understand the bitter/sweet experiences & emotions. You can do it. Welcome.

[plec]

Hello , and a warm welcome to Wet Canvas, hope you enjoy your time here ,

Best wishes, Ken