I have a dream of becoming a professional artist. It is all I want to do with my life, and all I do with my free time. I am obsessed with painting, it is my passion.
The idea of getting a job scares me, depresses me, makes me nearly suicidal. Spending hours working a cash register at Subway would leave me exhausted and dull at the end of the day and I'm afraid all the inspiration to be creative would be forcibly sucked out of me.
But I need money to live, and it is very, very hard to make money doing this. There are a lot of talented artists out there, more talented than me, who are struggling right now.
BTW: No, I don't want to be a graphic designer. No, I don't want to make logos for some corporation. I don't have the money to go to art school either.
I would appreciate advice that isn't the above. :) Thanks!
The idea of getting a job scares me, depresses me, makes me nearly suicidal. Spending hours working a cash register at Subway would leave me exhausted and dull at the end of the day and I'm afraid all the inspiration to be creative would be forcibly sucked out of me.
But I need money to live, and it is very, very hard to make money doing this. There are a lot of talented artists out there, more talented than me, who are struggling right now.
BTW: No, I don't want to be a graphic designer. No, I don't want to make logos for some corporation. I don't have the money to go to art school either.
I would appreciate advice that isn't the above. :) Thanks!
As long as you keep something with you to make a note of your ideas and let your mind wander where it wants, working a boring job (with the constant stimulus and interaction with the world at large) can actually be a really positive thing.
I work in a job where I have to be creative and I think any creativity I would have had left over for my own projects has been sucked up by my daily work.