I've been painting and entering art competitions since I was about 9 years old. Recently, at 40, I decided to pick up a brush again and get serious for the first time in 25 years. Ever since I was a little boy, I've always wanted to be an artist. As I grew older I let the world tell me that I couldn't do this. Not because I didn't have the ability...but because 'people can't make a living as an artist'. I don't know how many times I heard 'haven't you ever heard the term starving artist'. This was discouraging. So I altered...more
