Embracing the Artist's Journey

For many of us, we struggle at the mere mention of titling ourselves “Artists”. And yet there’s this intense journey we feel beckoning us, one of self-expression and the ability to create something special, something beyond words, and place what’s in our mind’s eye on canvas. 

For me this journey started as a way of relieving stress and to capture some beauty to place within the walls of my home. I never realized until much later that creativity, artistry, and self-expression would take a hold of my spirit like nothing else had ever done. But with that comes the learning, I believe, every “Artist”, “Creative”, “Art Student” or whatever title you’ve deemed appropriate to give yourself goes through.

Surprisingly, the most imperative part of this learning is not drawing, color theory, or composition but rather learning who we are as artists and where we fit in. How do we create work that is authentic to us? How do we understand ourselves, our creativity, and make original work like only we can as individuals? Finding our authenticity within our artwork requires our passion, our understanding of our own thoughts, feelings, and truths. It requires us to dig deeper, to disconnect from the opinions of others and reconnect within ourselves. To stop creating based on what is “right” for everyone else and start creating what is right to us. This is, in all esteem, the most important part. This is The Artist’s Journey!