How To Get Started as an Artist

Failure can be a Positive Thing!    It's hard falling on your face. I know this feeling, oh to well. It's a feeling that seems like it takes the breath right out of you, it takes the wind out of your sails and you're not sure if you can recover. Well, guess what... You can!!!    "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." Henry Ford was an amazing and innovating man. He is no stranger to failure, but he overcame the obstacles in his way and changed the world!!     Keep this in mind the next time you "think" you have failed. Try to understand that it is a new opportunity to learn and correct what made you come up short. Next time wont be the same if you've learned from the mistakes that were made!!    I remember when I was young and learning how to draw. I thought I was going to be the best but when I sat down for my first few lessons I soon realized I wasn't that good. I was devastate

Hey Guys!! A lot has changed over the years that I have been writing this.    I know I haven't been writing continuously so I am sorry about that. I want you guys to know that I was going through, like many artists, a transition in my career. It has come with ups and downs but I have learned who I am and what I want to do.    I want to help YOU!!! :) I mostly paint live now and I want to share this experience with you. So, this brings me to the point I'm really writing this blog, YOU.   Are you a beginner? Would you like to better your skills as an artist and/or creative? I'm opening my doors to you to help in any way I can. Lets start a conversation!! I want to hear what you're passionate about, what inspires you, and what you need help with.    (Checkout this website:   http://mydrawinghelper.com/  This is awesome for people that want to learn how to draw. My artist friend, Daniel, has made an awesome beginner course of tutorials that takes you s