Why Do You Do It?

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This morning I decided to look in my interest files. Since artist seems to be a little neglected, I went to the picture gallery. I see that a few new pictures have been added. As I looked at them, I wondered what made people post their work on line. Are you hoping to sell your work? Do you just want to share it with others? The first time I posted anything I did, I really had no idea why I put it in a public album. Even my family and friends were surprised to see my work. It was just something I did. No one knew, or if they did, they didn't really know what it looked like. I just never showed it. I decided to use one of my drawings as my profile picture on all the sites I am registered on. I thought this would be a good way to be recognized, since a lot of people are on several different sites. They would see my profile picture and think, Oh yeah, I know that picture, let's see what she has to say about this or that. Anyway, after using that picture, I decided to post a few more on all the sites that allowed you to have a picture album. I was still not sure WHY I was putting myself out there for all the world to see, if they chose. Then, one day, as I sat making posts, visiting pages and such, I received a message from someone on one of my sites. I had been approached with the idea of using my work on a couple of book covers. Needless to say, I was a bit surprised. I was even freaking out. I was excited, and at the same time I was scared to death. I could have said no, but then I thought, Well maybe that is why I started posting my "doodles". Maybe this is a different direction I can go with my life. I am now working on two book covers with a possibility of a third one in the background. So, why do you post your work for the world to see?