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Leaving on Hiatus (Please Read)
10 years ago
Hey Everyone!
I'm writing this to let you all know that I am going to be taking a hiatus from submitting art for an undetermined amount of time.
I've been thinking about doing this for the last month or so, waffling about whether I should or not, but right now I think it is what I need to do in order to sort out what I want to do artistically and to be happy. And my talk with VenusErotica last night cemented that maybe I just need to step away for a little while. (Thank you Venus for making me think and assess. <3)
I've become so caught up in the culture of art sites and comparing myself to others and letting that gauge what I do to the point that I've lost sight of drawing for myself and just submitting art that I am happy with without worrying what others will think of it.
For me art is a hobby, I don't have to make money from it, so in short art should be fun right? It shouldn't be stressful, and I shouldn't have to fill my gallery full of random things that I think I "should" submit. One of my greatest pleasures has been drawing freebies for people, and drawing characters that inspire me. I will only revisit commissions once I am more confident in my own style.
I am going to go back to my roots, and revisit my initial inspirations and also analyze new ones I've picked up along the way. I want to practice anatomy, color theory, and learn how to utilize more Sai brushes and textures. I'm a big fan of texture and organized messiness so I'm thinking I'll be going in that direction somehow. I may or may not post random art experiments on Tumblr and Twitter, so if you're at all interested I will leave those links here (tumblr is strictly art, twitter has some of rl me mixed in.. XD):
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MsCherielou
Tumblr: http://mscherielouart.tumblr.com/
For those who watch me: I love and appreciate each one of you so much! You guys have been so amazing and encouraging to me, I hope to come back with much more confidence in myself to match the confidence you have in me. <3
I'll be keeping an eye on my inbox still and replying to comments, but I've cleared out my watcher notifications that had been piling up again because it was stressing me out..I'm so sorry I haven't been able to come and visit each of you individually, but please know that I appreciate your support! 
I wish I could afford to step away as I suffer from these same things, however it's just something I have no choice but to deal with because this is my only way of paying bills and rent.
Take all the time you need, we'll be here when you get back. =) Unless Furaffinity has been blown to smithereens, then we'll all probably be on Weasyl haha.
You are an amazing artist, I am sure this break will give you that extra step .<3
But until then~ My furaffinity self will miss you, as I'm sure you'll keep in touch even if you're not posting art. <3
I have absolute faith in you.
I'm glad it's working out so far. It's just a vacation from responsibilities, and we could all use that once in a while.
I hope that this hiatus will be a relaxing one, and that you can get what you're after from it.
I definitely don't want to be seeing you down about your own art.