Hi @kirsten-mcg, thank you for sharing your feedback! Regarding your examples, I’m definitely in the “persistent” category!

Sometimes people will tell me, “Wow! You have so much talent! What are you doing in construction? You should be an artist!”

My response:

“Thank you so much for your kind words! Construction is paying the bills, one day Art will hopefully do the same. ☺️”

What I lack in raw talent, I’m trying to make up with hard work, resilience, grit, persistence and a ‘never give up’ attitude!

This community is helping tremendously with that.

This might sound weird, but I like the humorous art memes on IG and enjoy remixing them with my art.

@CatOnPaper

My 3 questions relate a lot to my current state of need.

What schedule is best for me to grow the type of work I need and want completed? (concerns to be considered revolve around health issues).

What practical steps can I take to reach and maintain a consistent personal style, that will combine both traditional and digital work? (preference to include both but also concern for my health).

What practical steps do I need to start to do to work towards the business side of Illustration?

🙂

HAHAHA! That is too funny! Wow, and he has been doing this for almost 10 years! Its amazing what can happen when one fallows their dreams and just keeps at it. Super encouraging.