Category: art

Need Art Group back In my life 😭

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Since stupid COVID my art group closed ,and with that my social life and life as I knew it went back to how it was before art group.

At Art group every Tuesday it was the highlight of my week I got to socialize,meet people and have a laugh and banter I miss everyone so much.We had such good times ,I was so happy.

Over the COVID years to stay happy I keep my sad feelings bottled up that includes missing art group and missing my special friend who texts me alot …but we need to start meeting in person again😭💔.I try to stay positive and happy as that is how I’d rather be ad life’s too short.

But every now and again I need to cry and think about these things and last night I did that,I have always found making friends hard and also my love life has always been at 0 ,Nearing 40 it gets to me worse than ever I’ve missed out on so.

In this modern era with WOKE people it’s so much harder to make friends as people get offended by everything ,you’re constantly walking on egg shells because you can’t say anything.

I’m from old school as you have seen in my blogs , I believe freedom of speech , expressing and discussing options in an adult mature way Woke people don’t do this if they don’t like your opinion they call you names get nasty and mean…very childish.

I’m on the search for a new social group in case my much loved art group does not start up again, it’s a hard search ….but important as I need a decent social life and to enjoy life and have good times because we only get one chance at life.

much

Artist Struggle: Hard year for an Artist

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This year I have really struggled with my work ,in past 5 months I have thrown away unfinished artworks because I get that gut feeling , that’s it’s not looking right.

I really hate chucking my work , last year was a good year I did not throw any works away.

There are things that make us artist insecure , for starters the media always post artist who do realistic photographic type art that they’ve done with pencils paint ect …we can’t all get that effect…and not everyone likes that sort of art.

Each artist has there own styles and technic unique .I admit I have felt insecure this year why do people have high expectations of us ,we cannot all do realistic art that looks like photographs,I only do what I can do.What Iam capable of.

It’s been such a struggle I want my art works to turn out well and sell well one ,I tried selling them on eBay but people these days want something for nothing , they expect to pay 1 pound 2 pound for art that take hours and expensive supplies ….I can’t live off that !!!

If any Artist have simpler artist block and struggles that are in my blog , feel free to comment it will help so much .

Struggles Of A Artist

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Being a Artist is not as easy as it seems , If your like me not Rich , its difficult.

I noticed Artist born into money make money as they have that behind them.

If your like me poor and living with patents , having to put your art on ebay at low prices , its a struggle.It s upsetting at times I work hard and put alot of love in to my work and in return I get bugger all, my mum sold sme of my bird paintings for 1pound, !!

My ebay vixen252 Joanna Barker if you fancy a look at my work, people want something for nothing these days , its putting people out of pocket , If I dident live with my Parents I’d be on baked beans on toast everday thats the reality.

I’m not ashamed to admit anything I’m poor I’m a struggleing artist I’m down to earth.

Most of my clothes are 2nd hand charity shop but so what ! Most of my jewllery is costume Ive never owned gold!

I’d like more money just so I don’t worry about my bank balance, but I don’t want to be a billioner I have no need for cars of mansions.