It’s been a few weeks
since I have made a blog entry. Priority
things that maintain our home took all of the available minutes for a while –
lots of things going on. But this blog
(and my art in general) is important to me so I figure out ways to make it
happen.
Though they are few, I put
a lot of effort into the actionable events I participate in. I try to learn what I can do to make it as
successful for me as possible. I do
those things that I have learned as best I can.
I say this because I still have a day Job – there is only so much time
available to my artwork. I’m married, we
both work, we have kids in school, my oldest is in college, we divide the work (a
lot of work) of maintaining our house, we have dogs, my mom lives with us, we
have a horse, we have large extended families, we do stuff with our kids, etc. So, when I say I still have a day job, it’s a
bit more than just that. It’s easy to
see how I’m at the point now I can’t afford the time to watch TV anymore –
well, save for watching Game of Thrones.
The next actionable event
I’m participating in is just around the corner – the Palm Springs PhotoFestival. I’ve been once before back in
2013 – I was still an undergrad at Cal State San Bernardino at the time, so we
had the student discount working in our favor (there was a small group of us). This event costs a good amount of money –
especially if you’re participating in the photo review. I guess it’s unfair to say I’m going to the
festival – I’m going to the photo review.
I’m working on getting my work seen by people who may find it compelling
enough to want to see it in a show or published. That’s what the review is about for me. And to get a critique of what I have
done. That is very helpful as well. Ultimately, my goal is to work as an artist
and earn as much as I do with my day job, so I don’t need my day job anymore. Doing this photo review is working towards
that end.
But part of the cost (like
printing your edited portfolio) is having something to help your reviewer
remember who you are. And that is the
purpose of this writing. That and making
a blog entry.
