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I think I am finally starting to take myself seriously as an artist...well starting to do something productive with my artistic skills. However this new attitude towards my art...what I do, is somewhat conflicting. I have never thought that you should take yourself too seriously with art. As we all know there is a massive grey area with art (What is art? What isn’t art?), but there will always be people around that say art is black or white (I have been known to do this, although I never tell the artist because art is an expression…for most people).

It is the black and white of art that has at times made me not want to study art at a higher level, but it is also the thing that has made me want study.
Studying art at university for me at the moment is "a nice idea". It would be nice to have a piece of paper that says, "yup I’m creative", but do I really need it? I want it to have it, to say that I have it.

To attend university or not? I would really like a PHD in Fine Arts...that has been one of my dreams since high school, however I have always felt that I wouldn’t truly be ready to do it till I was 30+. But now I am thinking I may already be ready (possibly been ready for sometime), that am just denying myself because I feel I will miss other things I want to do and because some people would prefer that I didn’t become a student (basically holding me back from achieving a dream...see I should be allowed to think)

I have always thought that there is no possible way that you know yourself as an artist straight out of high school, and unless you have had a super shit life and some experience, what are you going to paint or create? Wouldn’t you just end up being a lesser version of your favourite artists? When you should be pushing yourself to create something original, something that is your best, something that is you!

I’m serious about my art? Sounds like something that every artist should be, and I guess the reason I haven’t been is because art is just something I have always done. Never really had to work terribly hard at it, it just comes naturally. I have never gone around saying how much I love art or that I’m super passionate about it, but people somehow just pick up that I am. I also feel like a toss cock if I’m that person standing there says "yeah arts my passion man", but I will toot my own horn and tell people about all the art I do.

The custom shoe painting is taking off and I think that has a lot to do with my change of attitude towards my art. I’m not sure how I am going to make this serious, because sure I might be feeling that way, but it doesn’t mean that the rest of the world sees it like that.
Website (needs re-designing & I need a domain), DeviantART subscription (maybe), business cards (need those by Friday), Facebook fan page (done that)...but then how the heck do you get your name known, without kissing ass or selling your soul to the devil?

My main goals for my art this year is to…
a) Become successful (make money from it)
b) Become known
c) To hold my first exhibition (near the end of the year)

Seems like a fair bit to do in 7 months, especially with how quick some months go. I think it is possible though, if I stick to it and really go after it. It just comes down to if I am held back or not.