My Art Journey: A Weekly Journal #1

Hey everyone! Since at the moment I can't exactly make videos to release that would actually be helpful I wanted to try something new.

 I know that a patreon is a commitment, both to myself and my patrons, and I want to deliver a bit more for you guys! So, my idea is that once a week, maybe on Sunday, I will release a small journal talking about some of the new stuff that I have learned or just small philosophical studies in my art life that might help you guys along, since they have helped me. Hopefully this might key into some of my ideas behind painting and creating in general and I know some people would like to see that. I am making this post public, but I won't be charging per journal (although I am going to limit it to the $5 tier after this one.) If there is anything you'd like me to talk about, or any questions you have about the process of art-making please let me know! I really do rely on feedback from you guys and its much appreciated.

This month has really been a toughy. I have been trying to save up $3000 for a flight to Berlin so that I could visit EF, I raised my prices, and a lot of things just kind of domino'd onto me. I paid for rent, and then a $200 expedited passport. No biggie. Except I'm running low on cash and haven't opened commissions in a while. I get an email saying I need to pay student loans and that I hadn't paid back the people for rooming at FWA. So I pay that, and at this point I don't even have food in the house. Then I receive 2 letters saying I owe the IRS AND my passport needs more info cause I got a name change at 1 years old. Not to mention, the entire week I thought I had 2 illustrations due for the Roll to Seduce Artbook only for the deadline to be extended by a month. At the end of it all, after opening sketch commissions, someone commissioned a full illustration from me.

The moral of this story is that at this stage, freelance illustration is a really volatile job, and it can be kinda scary. I'm still worried I can't make it to EF.

 I think I need a nap haha.