Meh, i know how you feel ^^
But the love will come back, i promise^^

Meh, i know how you feel ^^
But the love will come back, i promise^^

Hey, hopefully the spark ignites again someday; I'll miss seeing new stuff from ya ;D

What!!??
Well, that's a big decision you have made... I wish you luck in any activity/job you will have in the near future :)

*blinks*I think you meant to respond to his jounral and not me? ^~^ (cute gallery by the way :3)

yeah like, the way i see it, there are two kinds of browsers, one REAL and one unREAL, and

THat's right, it really is a shame. But I remember seeing this happen with a few of my students. You dodn't really hate your work Dreamer, you're just reall unsatisfied wth t, which of coarse, we just can NOT understand but...
I've alsways totld people, being an artist isn't just about having natural skll with a pencil, it's about having the perspective to see what you do as important and the motivation to keep doing iit. So maybe you're right, maybe you don't have any skills further than a trading card painter, but you have aflair in your work I haven't seen before (well....maybe just not MUCH of) so again, I agree, it'd be a real shame for everybody for you to quit and never come back. But if it was in you to do this great of work, then I know it's in you to come back too...when you're ready.
(speech over)

*highfives* Amen.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooo... *cough* *weez* I would continue to scream but my voice is gone... Well I gotta learn to live with it, if your not comfortable with it at this time I gotta support ya :) Maybe I can get ya to do a Raven pic every now and then ;3

sometimes i have same feeling.

art will always be a pure labor of love. if you wanna make it out there as an artist, you'll really have to love the work you do, despite the problems with work quality (or lack of work) you'll always run into. to that extent, i have a profound respect for people working in the animation industry, who're directly involved with the creative process. writers n' directors and supervisors n' producers n' all... their jobs look tough as hell, but they look like they're havin' fun doing it.

i'm sorry to hear the situation towards your art isn't looking favorable. :( your style's really unique; the fandom's art scene's quality'll be dropped a notch if you decide never to 'trib again. but, eh, that's alright, you gotta do what you gotta do for a happy life, y'know?

Sorry to hear it. I've gone through some creative slumps in my time, but this sounds pretty extreme. I've enjoyed your work since I stumbled across your page, here. Very distinctive style, and a real knack for natural poses and the like. That being said, I hope that, one day, the desire to draw comes back to you. Until then, best of luck with everything else.

Mine is another voice from the wilderness that was watching your account. I'll say that I went through a similar emotional crash regarding my art earlier this year, so I have an idea of what you're feeling. Take your break. Back away, do what makes you happy and perhaps your Muse will return to you.

Even if it doesn't, I hope you find what gives you joy in this life and that you keep it.

Thank you for what you've given us so far.

coug'r

Argh... this is so not the berries.

Not the berries indeed.

But I do understand what your talking about. Well Dreamer, I hope you find something you do enjoy in the meanwhile, I hope someday you do put on your drawing hat again in the future. Until then I wish you luck in life.

I'm sorry to see you go, given that I quite liked your artwork. I hope that if, in the future, you will feel like drawing again, you might return here; in any event, good luck to you, whatever you choose!

Well, I just want to say that your work is some of the best I've seen, and not just for pornographic value. If you're going to leave, I won't talk you out of it, but you shouldn't just leave this tallent behind. Don't know why you think your art is substandard.

Yet, I understand your feelings, to a certain extent. I just finished a book that took more than seven years to write, and at first, I was writing it for myself, but then I needed the money, and started writing it to get published. When I stopped doing it for myself, I lost interest in it. I wanted to walk away from it, but I eventually got it finished. Then, I said that once it was published, I wouldn't ever write another book.

But then, one day eight months ago, when I was still in the volunteer fire department, we got a call for a house fire. Mother and father mad it out of the house, but when they realized their ten year old daughter was still in the house, the husband almost killed himself trying to get her out. By the time we got there, it was too late. I was one of the firefighters that pulled her from the ashes.

I went home, utterly exhausted emotionally and physically, and then thought of the mother, in the hospital with her husband that was in critical condition because of the burns covering his body. She was on the verge of losing everything in her life, and he was on the verge of losing his life. I immediately started writing an inspirational poem for them, to help ease the pain, and then I realized I was writing it for myself as much as I was writing it for them. Three weeks later, visiting the hospital on a different call, the head nurse of the burn ward told me that the man had survived, and that they asked every staff memeber of the hospital who wrote it for them. I told the nurse not to tell. I wanted them keep the message, rather than give me their thanks. The poem would have lost its purpose if they knew who wrote it.

Art is art, no matter whether your drawing porn or writing the most important poem of your life. The secret? Never stop doing it for yourself. If it's not porn you want to draw, draw something else. Don't throw away such a wonderful gift just because you lost the beat. Pick it up again, dust it off, and try something new. You never know when the gift you have will be the gift you give to someone else. I write porn that I'm not that proud of, yet I'll never forget that moment where the gift I had became the gift I gave.

The point behind this message? Maybe porn isn't your thing. I think it is, and I certainly enjoy it, but if you feel the way you honestly do, don't leave your tallent behind in frustration. Take a break if you need to, but always come back to it. If I had given up writing my novel, even though it's still hasn't been published, I would have never written the poem that meant so much to that sad couple. Your artwork can do the same. Perhaps one day, you'll inspire a moment in someones heart, through a single picture, that changes that person forever. Don't let it go so easily. Don't give up the gift.

mouaip .. ca va revenir ... ca arrive les coup de blues de temps en temps...
Prend toi des vacances, fait un break ... ca reviendra bien assez tot

;)

*****
And so , you think to turn on a new hobby (or job ) ?

may be entrepreneurship projects ?

Eh..ya never know,do what you like, but you may yet draw again for fun/profit.

It wouls suck if ya left. I would not have known you long at all!

Wow look at all em comments.... really wasn't expecting all this, this is all very toughing... thanks guys,

well it looks as though I'll be selling tea or something for a living now, it's nothing exciting but it's easy and I can do it from home (and being the complete hermit I am, that suits me j-u-s-t fine lol) My mother wants to go into buying property (lots of money to be made there) and I'll probably be helping fixing up the places she gets so yeah that's some more work right there... if this keeps up I'm'a gonna be totally sorted XD

Anyways thanks guys and keep well

D.R

toughing=touching :P lol

I'm such a dope XP

I'll keep it short and sweet.

Whatever path you choose, I wish you well. Though I hope your muse returns to you one day, I hope more that you live on satisfied and without regret.

Rock on.

Damn, I wish I had loggen onto FA and read this sooner!
I am an ass when it comes to articulating my thoughts so I'll be blunt.
Your stuff rocks hard and you became a quick and major favorite of mine. I'm really bummed that you've come to this decision, but I hope that something in the future compells you to return behind the pencil. Keep an open mind about that™

...could've just gone on hiatus, or limited yourself to a pic every couple of months, or even years if you wanted to. That's what I do, because I have no time for it and a busy life. Mostly just like to browse around. There's no pressure when you don't have to do it, and don't get involved in trades or anything like that. But I don't think you had to take it all down... how're people going to see your stuff if it's not on here?

They can see it the same way they used to... on TJA lol.

I came here in the hope of making a name for me self and maybe even some money :) but along the way things went bad and as I said changed my mind about the whole situation and so I felt it wasn't necessary having my stuff up here anymore, end of story... but if ppl simply must see my crap/stuff you can find it where it's always been... on TJA, "www.jabarchives.com" or you can check out my clean stuff here "www.dreamer-art.co.za" though the last one may not be up for much longer.

So ya see my stuff ain't off the "net" it's just no longer on FA.

And thanks stacks for your comments guys!

Take care

Ah, havent beenon FA in a while so sorry about the late comment...

I know what you mean. I just draw in my free time, and want to make a living doing it, but i lack the skill, and time to improve my skill

I belive that you do have the skill (your art was fantastic imo), but if you no longer love drawing, take your break, even if its indefinite. do something you enjoy as a carrear and get your life in order.

Dont know why im giving you this advice seeing as you dont need it =P

Anyway, i hope youll draw again, but otherwise, goodluck in whatever you do. Oh, and if your in sothern califonia, tell your mom to buy some realestate in Yucaipa (by BigBear Mt.), thats what me and my uncle are doing. Property is really cheap, and since its huge areas of empty land, you can build houses or sell land to people building complexes or mini malls easy. My uncle just had his house built there ^_^