A possibly good start..?

Hi there! I finally thought of another blog topic, since I was struggling with finding some... (:

So.. if you know me well, you know that I really enjoy art and draw a decent amount.. But, I've always felt torn about it.. On one hand, I love drawing and painting and whatnot.. and it's what I generally use as my "go-to" when I'm having a rough day or if I just have a lot of emotion I want to get out.. It's been good for me that way.. especially with my mom passing and such.. it's what I went to rather than a lot of things that could have gotten me into trouble.

But, I never could bring myself to think that there was much of a point in me pursuing it, really.  I mean.. I took a few different art classes in high school to further my skills and range of abilities.. but not much else from it.. It's been suggested that I go to an art institute or major in something with art.. just schooling to make a career out of it.. but let's not kid ourselves.  Out of all the kids who pursue their art career.. how many really are successful with it?? Especially when there are so many talented artists out there..

That was another problem I had with it.  There are so many amazing artists out there, it gets intimidating.  Especially having friends who are good at it too, it's really hard not to compare and get down on yourself.  You can always find a reason that someone is better than you.  When art is really just putting yourself and your passion into a physical thing you can see.. so nobody is really better than anyone else.. just the way people show their emotions is different.. I need to work on accepting that :b

BUT. To the point of this whole thing... I guess there is a cafe' in Springville that has art all over the inside of the building.  And the more I was looking around in it, I saw it was just different local artists that had talked to the owner and have their own little "spotlight" I guess you would call it on the walls, and they would have some of their work up there. Some were selling their pieces, some were just showing it off.  They all had a board that showed their name and whatnot...

So, my boss and I were talking and he suggested that maybe I should talk to the owner and maybe get my own spot on the wall.. It is kind of an exciting thought.. I mean, it's nothing huge.  It's just a little coffee shop.. but it's a start, right?  Just getting out there at least.. So, I'm considering it!

What do you guys think??

Horse I drew in Jan. of 2011

Random small drawing I did today (Aug. of 2012)

Old car in Jan. of 2011

"A broken angel"  in Jan. of 2012

Just some lady in Jan. of 2012

"Everytime you see a butterfly go by..." in Dec. of 2011

Lady Joker in June of 2012

"Lose your mind" in June of 2012

A portrait of my cousin from my junior year of high school. 

Just some doodles for things like Henna Tattoos from July of  2012