Art is so much more than a wall decoration to both it's creator and the viewer. Art is about connection and emotion and it is a very personal thing. Even artwork with a seemingly straightforward subject matter may evoke a range of feelings and memories in the viewer that perhaps even its creator could have never imagined. To me that is wonderful and even a little bit magical. There was a time when I forgot the importance that art had in my life, a time when my pencils were tu

The other day while scrolling through Instagram I came across a quote that I really relate to. "You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined" (Author Unknown). I think most artists can relate to the "but I have to be in the right mood to create art" feeling, however how do we get past this feeling and just get on with the creating? This is something that took me a long time to work through and still some days when life gets in the way it can be a st