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There goes my inspiration, my reason for creation....
14 years ago
The Rantings of an Art Crazed Chow, Second verse, same as the first.
... There goes my inspiration, I felt it go away when you said goodbye.
Not what I really had in mind to type but it came in mind as I prepared to try and vent.
For the past few days, I have noticed an artist who I admired and liked over the years, he posted two pictures recently that for me was more than fave-worthy yet I chose not to fave them. for a brief moment I felt a bit jaded. I sat back and thought for a moment, there were quite a few artists here on FA who survived the test of time and who I considered great names in the genre, people who I would go up at a con and shake their hand and thank them for the wonderful art they produced over the years. There are even some up and coming artists on that list too who I would love to meet and greet yet I feel that I am beneath them.
I had thoughts of going through my list of people I watch and culling a little bit, but hey, would that be fair to them? What's one less watcher to them when they have an entire genre at their fingertips. Thus is the dilemma that is currently haunting me. There are quite a few artists who are just getting their feet wet in this genre who I had thoughts of watching and faving to give them the support much needed these days, yet I hesitate for some odd reason. Not jaded because they might be better than I am, saddened that somewhere along the line they may face what I am facing now in the future.
These eyes and this mind have seen folks rose from the ranks from humble beginnings, heck, I know a few of them, should I turn my back on them now? And what of my inspiration? So many ideas yet I've lost the desire to draw them out, or write them out. I don't know they may be just a furry midlife crisis, I just feel conflicted at the decision I may have to make.
Saying that, if some of you out there notice that I have unwatched you, please do not take it personally. I felt that tossing these thoughts out for all to see will at least give me some sense of something, that I'm not talking behind folks back, being up front and honest. This may just be a phase I am passing though, who knows, hardly anyone reads my journals anyway but this chow has to howl a lonely howl in the night now and then. Cheers.
Not what I really had in mind to type but it came in mind as I prepared to try and vent.
For the past few days, I have noticed an artist who I admired and liked over the years, he posted two pictures recently that for me was more than fave-worthy yet I chose not to fave them. for a brief moment I felt a bit jaded. I sat back and thought for a moment, there were quite a few artists here on FA who survived the test of time and who I considered great names in the genre, people who I would go up at a con and shake their hand and thank them for the wonderful art they produced over the years. There are even some up and coming artists on that list too who I would love to meet and greet yet I feel that I am beneath them.
I had thoughts of going through my list of people I watch and culling a little bit, but hey, would that be fair to them? What's one less watcher to them when they have an entire genre at their fingertips. Thus is the dilemma that is currently haunting me. There are quite a few artists who are just getting their feet wet in this genre who I had thoughts of watching and faving to give them the support much needed these days, yet I hesitate for some odd reason. Not jaded because they might be better than I am, saddened that somewhere along the line they may face what I am facing now in the future.
These eyes and this mind have seen folks rose from the ranks from humble beginnings, heck, I know a few of them, should I turn my back on them now? And what of my inspiration? So many ideas yet I've lost the desire to draw them out, or write them out. I don't know they may be just a furry midlife crisis, I just feel conflicted at the decision I may have to make.
Saying that, if some of you out there notice that I have unwatched you, please do not take it personally. I felt that tossing these thoughts out for all to see will at least give me some sense of something, that I'm not talking behind folks back, being up front and honest. This may just be a phase I am passing though, who knows, hardly anyone reads my journals anyway but this chow has to howl a lonely howl in the night now and then. Cheers.
peterabnny
~peterabnny
Sorry to hear you're still in the creative doldrums, Dsand! Wish I could help ya out. I guess all I can do is hope you get that creative mojo back soon.
