1. read more: what do i do?
    what do i do?

    what do i do?

    i know you have questions, i know you think you lack serious painting skills - or are worried it’s not going to be good enough.  the answer is - you most likely lack painting experience, but i promise that just like you - your work on this canvas will be enough.

    let your worries, your preconceived notions of “i can’t do this,” go - let yourself go - it is more about the process than the completion.

     

    yeah okay, but how do i start?

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  2. read more: what they don't tell you in art school
    what they don't tell you in art school

    what they don't tell you in art school

    i don’t know what to do.

    i might give them away.

    and that’s where my painting brain has stopped for now.

    so i’m pushing back in my vermilion orange, vintage herman miller office chair, the one a bit cantilevered and covered in paint, thinking – this is my favorite part, when i’m stuck – because on the other side of this is “i got it.”

     

    i’m just not so sure this time.

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  3. read more: a letter to my 15 year old self
    a letter to my 15 year old self

    a letter to my 15 year old self

    stand up straight. be confident in your speech. those who you are standing next to currently will always know your name and who you are, but will not necessarily be the one’s shaping your life in the future. their opinion of what you are doing, wearing or excited about does not matter.

    be a beacon of light for those who need it. be firm with those who build themselves up by poking at others. helping others will help you more than you know. the cool kids end up not being the cool kids.

    where you go to school (college) does not matter. how you attack the reason you are there does. learn. work. put everything into why you are there. volunteer / intern in the field that you want to be in. hang around. soak in knowledge.

     

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