The Calling (NEW PRINTS!)

The Calling. Oil on panel 8x10” study original SOLD.
✨Ltd ed prints now available!
 Reference from an amazing photo by Debbie Dicarlo! @debbie.dicarlo.photography for more stunners !

Loneliness is a kind of winter. And you drag me, kicking and screaming, into some kind of bright summer. -Ian Thomas

It is invigorating to finally decide to dedicate your life to what brings you joy. Being an artist is a vulnerable path. You create something intensely personal and then open your heart to the world. 
Not everyone is so fearless.
It’s actually not about being fearless.

Don't let
anybody tell you you can’t, or to not be afraid. 
 It's okay to be afraid
because you can't be brave or courageous
without fear.

Art is a skill like playing an instrument or driving a car. Given a lot of hard work and time, you can improve over time. But… Sometimes practice makes you feel like trash.
It can feel scary because the prospect of failing can be paralyzing.

Do something scary.
Go pick up that paintbrush.
Put in those brush-miles.