Another painting down!

Close but a lot less biblical . The painting came from my desire to be a successful artist. I'm torn between succeeding in my fathers business and succeeding with my art. I want to use the business as a resource so that I can afford to travel to the destinations in which my art is more likely to blow up... unfortunately I was born in the middle of nowhere part of Pennsylvania, home of tractors, farmers, low wage jobs, and an art world that dwindles. but enduring it and the time it'll take doing something that's not meant for me is agonizing and conflicting. Hence why the guys wings are melting while the tail holds a hammer. The pained expression is the level of pressure and distress I'm put under with my future in mind, knowing that I may not even get the luxury of being able to travel like I hope for. All of this hard work at dads company, might turn out to be pointless if this is the only thing keeping me there, and if he disapproves of my travels away from the company for my REAL agenda.

@Mr_Anomaly save save and save money, that is the only way. Let go of all the little but expensive pleasures of life and save the money. Determination will work. do not give up on this dream, I see talent. How well do I know about living in a town that does not buy art and shops at walmart. May I suggest looking for art shows within driving distant and setting up to sell there, its a beginning, the first step out the door.

@andriaperry Luckily my apartment is cheap. But getting everything I need for the apartment has taken a temporary blow on my ability to save... I also have a little bit of a drinking habit... which I'm working on haha, but I think that's just because I like to go out when I start to feel lonely and bars provide the social atmosphere. So I will admit, my determination is high but I have a bad habit of letting little nuisances step in the way. As determined as I can be, I have to step out of my own way a lot of times. Also, I have been to art shows, but unfortunately, a lot of them charge a lot to set up a booth, and even still, I usually don't end up with my money back after selling stuff. When I finally do achieve the resources to travel, I'll be submitting my artwork to galleries in different states, and also doing murals in other locations all over.... if all goes as planned

An interesting observation! Thank you!

@Mr_Anomaly no problem! If you are having a hard time finding a local market. A friend of mine who is a good artist found a place online she uploads her work and sells it on clothes. Garment that really fit with new age. That painting you did I could easily see it on a wickedly awesome dress!

Thank you!

The wings are representative of wanting to fly high and commit to making a dream a reality. Sadly, the wings of this creature are falling apart. The expression is that of agony and uncertainty of what there is to live for without following that dream it's committed to so strongly and sacrificed for. the hammer in its tail is symbolic of the mundane nature of a different line of work weighing the creature down, work obligations that cannot currently be let go of that are conflicting of the creatures ability to fly.

@Mr_Anomaly I'm glad you did. I'm an artist too. I love every minute I spend in my studio and my art sells like crazy so I have no complaints. My son went to art school but to pay the rent he got a "real job", he was always good with numbers and works in money. He has a beautiful partner and they travel when they can. He still paints but not as often as you probably do. I'm wondering now if he even thinks of himself as an artist now coming into the 40's.

I'm going to sound like a fortune cookie for a moment... but it will feel good to share. Your son will likely go through battles that will be difficult for you to understand. You will see him upset, confused, and frustrated but not quite know why. Mostly if he ends up in a situation similar to mine, which if he's lucky, perhaps he will luck out and avoid these situations altogether. The bouts of these feelings come from wanting something other than conventionality but living in a society that makes it much harder to achieve so than to achieve what's standard (a basic trade or general lifelong employment). But standard is not enough for an artist. It's confusing to others and parents because artists generally prioritize greatness over income, as income does not fill many voids other than survival, but to us, survival means little, as it is virtually pointless if we are not getting our art out there. life has more meaning than just surviving to us... make sense? I may be getting a little deep into this haha. I suppose I can't speak for all, but I see similarities in other artists in comparison to myself. I don't feel that my father would understand, but perhaps it can bring a strong understanding between you and your son! So I feel an obligation to shed light

Thanks Jonny, I'm glad you like it! Search "anomaly art" on Facebook and send a request if you want to stay updated on my art. I don't post here on mylot much anymore. Or my instagram "mr_anomaly_art"

Definitely! I agree now that I look back at it. And thank you!

Thank you very much! I'm glad you like it

Thank you! Was kinda experimenting, wanted to purposely leave a stroked watercolor looking background (even though they're acrylics).. plus I wanted to see what it looked like with negative space rather than painting the entire background like I usually do haha. Thank you for the contructive criticism, never hurts!