I don't think I even want to be a famous artist. Maybe I want to become a successful artist. And all of this actually makes perfect sense because I'm currently not making art, promoting, or doing any of the work to become a famous or even a successful artist.
I'm stuck in the planning phase of becoming a successful artist, a person who makes money off of her artwork at some level. This is a win for me, because I'll get to make art. Side note: I can make art right now. I'm just not making art. I don't know what my problem is. Side-side note: I do know what my problem is. I can't just do something I enjoy without it somehow working out for me, so I don't feel guilty about doing what I enjoy. Yeah. It's fun.
A long time ago, in a land far, far away, art used to be a daily part of my life. I'd like to have that back. It was a significant part of me, and I miss it dearly. I miss painting while listening to a favorite album. I always stood while I painted, and my left hand was usually in my pocket. I miss drawing in my sketchbooks. Most of all, I miss the quiet that I experience when I'm creating art.
So there's a plan to get art back into my life.
I have a drawing game I'm developing for release, with grand plans for merchandise and, eventually, an app. I have non-artwork work that needs to happen before I can even get into it. Then I have to lay the groundwork, create the game art, and do bunches of other artsy things. I'll get there. This is a long-term, slow part of the plan.
My template is figured out for my "How to Draw " series. I'd like to do this on a pro bono basis through Graphic Nonsense, and I want to figure out how to monetize certain parts of the "How to Draw " series.
There's my new baby business, Graphic Nonsense, and there is a plan for some great t-shirts and actual step-by-step directions on exactly how to implement it. I have to do it. I have to draw the designs, create the t-shirts with the art, write the listings, list the listings, and then use social media to get people to buy the shirts. My t-shirts can be that successful income opportunity. The kind of opportunity where you earn money while you sleep. This is the most labor-intensive but also the quickest part of the plan to become a successful artist. And once it's set up, it mostly goes on autopilot except for the social media parts.
Juuuuuuust do it. Ready, set, go! One, two, three, go!
This is the plan. It's going to be a lot of work, and none of it will be possible if I can't get myself to practice some art daily. That's step number one. Get in the habit of making some art every day. It's so dumb to me that I don't just do the thing that I want to do, but I'll think about how I want to accomplish said thing ad nauseam, all while not doing the thing.
So maybe if you see me out and about, you could ask about my art and if I'm doing the thing. I'll keep you posted, regardless.
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This is awesome. I can’t wait to see your vision completed!!!