Hello Again!

I believe a lot of credit goes to a very supportive, understanding, charming, beautiful and intelligent Mrs Dave.

Also remember what the Internet was 8 years ago. Makes it even more impressive.

Amen!

Good post.

I was talking to a very talented artist friend of mine that I admired for all the stuff she was doing all at once and at such a great quality.

Her thoughts when I was sharing my own endeavors with her where right along the same line as your post, that if you really want to do this and be an artist you just have to keep doing it.

She's a very successful independent musician, song writer, costume designer, painter, and theatre makeup teacher (see what I mean by impressive?) and she chocks all her success up to her just having the guts to go out and do what she loves doing.

Also she said something I found to be a real jewel of wisdom that if you are an artist because you have a passion for it then you can be an artist even if you're not successful and have to work a regular job to support yourself.

And she's right you don't have to be paid or famous to be an artist and if you're in it for the art and the enjoyment of creating then that's all you need and the fame and money will follow in its own time.

Sry for taking up so much posting space this is just a very meaningful subject to me.

Great post and I'm glad to hear the internships is going good. :)

You wrote: We quit trying to share our art because of
a. technological difficulties, or b. shyness, or
c. business difficulties, or
d. because we couldn’t find the email address to our local newspaper, or
e. because we didn’t know what to say to that band manager or gallery owner… then we’ll never show our art to the world, or
f. because we didn't think our stuff was worth it, or
g. because we were insecure... or
h. a million other reasons...

Thanks for that post INTERN... You've got a writing career in front of you. Does Dave pay you enough?? or is it payment enough that you get to see him draw that duck...

Nice job you guys. Keep up the good work Dave. New fan but love the work and love the "RANDOM CARTOON" button.

Great post. I'm working on my photography/digital manipulation career, and working full time as a graphic designer to support myself and my new wife. Someday, I have dreams of being behind the camera and putzing with photoshop and just living off of that, but I realize it's a long way off. But this post is getting printed and hung on the wall over my computer at home as inspiration.

Thank-you for this post. We have a calligraphic society which comprises people with skill/knowledge all the way from fully trained professionals making their living in the art/craft down to the rawest newbie with no background and one ten week course under their belt. Most people will allow - after several years of courses and workshops - that they are experienced beginners, but they will never admit to much more than that. Instructors are astounded at the skill levels of people who list themselves as "beginner". They cannot hear your post too often.
I would like your permission to pass this post on to our members - it expresses the need to move on, take the chance and perhaps succeed.

Dear Intern,

Your assignment for this week is to draft a will for a fictional character. He has no name, no real history and we only vaguely understand what it is he did for a living up to retirement. Hope that's not too much trouble. I want to see it on my desk for the end of the week.

One of my few rules on the forum is that folks be kind to one another.

Thanks.

Sorry, I thought I was being funny here.

Although I do think that Gramps has little need for a will. Somehow I doubt you'll ever kill him off from the storyline.