How The F..K Do I Make Living As An Artist??? Confession Of A Mad Man

in #art7 years ago (edited)

Today I will tell you secret of my success as an artist. Yeah right. But seriously, I get this question so many times I thought I'd write a post as a general answer to all who care to read.

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Wow, that felt good. I guess I can proceed now since the idiots have been warned (not that I have much hope in the effect of my warning...:)

Whatever I will share with you today is my story. That does not mean that my story will apply to your life. It might ignite a spark of hope or interest or motivation in you, but it is only me sharing my journey. Your journey will be your journey and YOU WILL WALK IT ALONE whether you like it or not. Universe loves brave souls, so you better suck it up.

To begin with let me tell you this: there is no secret.

Do you hear me??? There is NO SECRET!

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Never was, never will. Once you open yourself enough to the wonder of creation, you will realize that everything in existence is interconnected and so everything can be accessed at any time. You want to hear a bold statement? Then eat this: EVERYTHING HAS ALREADY HAPPENED. There is no end and no beginning and time is a 3D construct that does not exist beyond that. All you got to do is melt. I know, this might be too much so lets get back to my story of success.

Whatever I will tell you (and anyone else for that matter) about how I made my art career successful, is not a secret that you need to read in some special book or hear from a successful person. It is right in your brain if you care to look for it. You've been programmed for success, full stop. You just haven't cared enough to look for it hard enough. You have not sit alone in the most uncomfortable spot inside of yourself without trying to run away or distract yourself with coffee or sex. You have not tried and failed enough times.

And mind you- THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FAILURE IF YOU DO WHAT YOU LOVE.

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Always for love!

Which brings me to the first and foremost rule of how I made it:

1. Do Everything For Love. And LOVE ONLY

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We keep on seeing success as the amount of $ we make. Not in my world. Money is awesome and I love it. I do love making money while doing what I love. It's a totally intoxicating feeling when someone comes to my studio and leaves me a 5 figures cheque for my painting. BUT MONEY IS A SIDE EFFECT OF YOUR LOVE AND PASSION NOT THE PRIMARY GOAL. If your primary goal is to make money, you already failed. You might make money, but you will not be happy. You will be just one more miserable loser with a hole in his heart chasing the exit road out of your misery by doing the opposite of what would actually get you out of there. Sure, it's prolly better to be a rich loser than poor loser, but in the end they both play for the same team pretending something that they don't have: inner feeling of happiness and fulfillment. If you are not absolutely and madly in love with what you chose as your life mission ("career" is a totally irrelevant word), then you have simply not found it yet.

Keep looking. Invoke it. Pray for finding it. Sacrifice your comfort for finding it. Do every fuckin possible thing to find your life's purpose because without it you are a zombie, and there is billions of zombies already on this planet, we don't need more of them!

THIS SHOULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT QUEST IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE! WHY AM I HERE?

Hint: if it is only about you, you are not even close to the answer. True mission always helps the whole. It always uplifts, somehow benefits, somehow inspires the others, and in turn the whole planet.

2. Don't listen to anyone. The answer is within you.

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I know it sounds like a cliche. But it is 100% true.
I read a funny book from Hugh MacLeod while ago. This one:

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I agreed with most of what he said. Also, his doodles are funny as fuck, so I can highly recommend it. But I realized one thing while reading it: this book had nothing to teach me.

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yup

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To me, most of the content was as obvious as not buying GMO corn. Once you tap into your life's purpose, you don't need anyone/anything to tell you how to do things. Because you don't do things for the sake of the result or for the sake of approval/validation from others. You do your thing for the joy of creation, because that is what keeps you alive. Everything else is just a waste of time.

Summary of this rule and this book is along the same lines: nobody is gonna teach you how to be happy or successful. Motivational courses and self-growth programs are SCAM for sheep who constantly seek outside for guidance forgetting to look in the one place where all the answers are: WITHIN.

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You don't need Tony Robbins. You don't need Landmark course. And you certainly don't need me. You NEED YOU, your REAL YOU who you ignored whole life and mistaken it for the ceaseless chatter in your head!

3. Have a clear vision and give it ALL YOU HAVE

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Tell me one thing: how the f..k can Universe give you what you want if you don't know what you want? Answer: it can't. That is why I said at the beginning that the FINDING OF YOUR PURPOSE should be the most important quest of your life.

Once you find it, and you will if you really give it all you have, then all will make sense. You life will be divided in two sections so clearly different, like a day or night: THE LIFE BEFORE AND AFTER YOU FOUND YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE.

But one thing will separate you from the mental world of realization and physical word of tangible everyday reality of your new life: action. That action has to be fueled by a very clear vision of who you are. You have to feel and see yourself as the purveyor of your newly found purpose in its finest form. If it's an artist, then see yourself as an artist. And not just "some artist". A FRIKIN AMAZING KICK ASS WORLD-CLASS ARTIST whose art inspires the f..k out of people!

And that action has to be consistent, persistent and relentless. You have to give your life's purpose all you have, not just few hours a day. That doesn't mean that you can't go on holidays, but even on holidays you look at the world through the eyes of an artist, you see beauty everywhere, and if you don't sketch it on paper, you sketch it in your imagination.

And that is what I did not agree with in the previously mentioned book of Hugh MacLeod, namely about what he said about playing it safe: keeping a part time job while cultivating your passion in a stress free conditions (bills are paid by the part time job). Works for most, works for him and probably works for you, but not for me. I only do things fully. I don't think that you can reach the peak of your potential if you did not show to Gods that you're willing to go hungry and dirty for it. If you're not willing to lose your job or lover or social status for it, you DO NOT DESERVE YOUR DREAM.

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If you just knew that you have the power to lift the mountains...because you do!

Your best is not what you think it is. It is not what you do 99% of your time. It hurts and it feels shitty. It is not glamorous and it is not in the spotlight of social acclaim. It is does not receive public accolades. It is a lonely, sweaty and long-ass grind. Are you ready?

Go public and show your creations and make your name your brand (don't hide behind nicknames!), but don't look for validation or likes. Do it because you are not scared. Don't do it with pride, because you have to be your greatest critique, do it with joy and nonchalance of a child. What others think of your art is not your business!

Speaking of books, one that I truly loved above all on this subject, was The War of Art from Steven Pressfield.

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This will tell you what RESISTANCE is and what it takes to become the samurai who will slaughter it. I have to admit, despite all I said about not needing anything but the voice of your heart, this book helped me tons to accelerate the process of manifesting of what I knew, but was struggling to act upon.

How my story relates to this rule? I lost my manager position in finance in 2011. I was looking for job for a while and got few offers. But one fine day I sit down and asked myself an honest question: do I want another office job? Fuck no! What do I want? Paint full time like a crazy mothafaka! And so I did. I calculated I had enough $ for a year if I lived super frugal life and just painted. And that's what I did. And I did burned all my money eventually, even before I started to sell paintings. But only and I repeat this: ONLY AFTER I WAS TOTALLY BROKE BUT STILL KEPT ON GOING, FOR LOVE, NOT MONEY, MONEY CAME.

You have to open your hand first and let go (namely of your feeling of "security") so that a new, better thing, can land in the palm of your hand. Life often has to break you down first, and wash away all your ideas of success and money and fame, before the seed of real success can grow in the fertile ground of your "cleaned" self.

Of course, there is much much MUUUUCH more I could write on this subject. But I already gave this blog 3 times of my assigned time and skipped many happy painting moments.

But I did it for love.

Hope it helps

Love & Light,
Jan

follow @jankasparec

P.S.: Remember: you are programmed for success. Just stop running around looking for it in places where it doesn't grow.

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One of the best posts I ever read on here! Each word spoke to me. We sometimes make life harder than it is, and that's simply because we looks for answers from without; by studying others, reading books or watching movies. There is no one else like you and therefore only you have the key to unblock your own happiness.

As you state only you can figure out what will make you successful . In the end success is subjective and therefore there is no magical formula or rule of thumb.

"Tell me one thing: how the f..k can Universe give you what you want if you don't know what you want? "

This is definitely the first step and it almost seem like most people block out this question even though it's the most important question we can ever answer

Thanks a lot bro @dandesign86 ! I truly appreciate your time and input!

The pleasure was mine

I like the first paragraphy you wrote. Totally agree with that! This article is amazing! Nice work @jankasparec!

Hahaha. Very cool disclaimer and an amazing article how to get successful.
I am guessing that 3 points will help in any niche.
Chrystal clear resteemed :-)

Thanks bratha! Much Love to Berlin! <3

Oh my gosh, Jan, you are RIGHT ON. So much of what you say I agree with completely - the idea that it already exists, and that we just have to walk into it. We have to believe that it's there. And the crazy thing is that once we believe its there, we find "coincidences" everywhere; serendipity that supports what we are doing.

And that usually happens once we've worked at figuring out what we are made for, our mission, our purpose - especially when it's something bigger than ourselves, and most definitely when it is ultimately driven by love. Then once we figure that out and start pursuing it whole heartedly it does create more and more of a fire inside us, and more of a "completeness" in us, a sense of fulfillment and joy. And that comes through to other people. I think when that is authentic people feel it. (And the opposite is true too - when someone is BS-ing, people can usually feel that as well.)

I think that is were the financial "success" part comes in - people are happy to pay for something that is great, that they feel good about.
I could go on and on, but you've said it all here. Right on. Well said. I'm glad you posted. There are so many gems of wisdom in here. You've got my vote on your post, and a "real" response for all the effort put in on your post.

Thanks so much Kara for your amazing comment. I truly appreciate your support and contribution! Keep on shining!

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This line: ONLY AFTER I WAS TOTALLY BROKE BUT STILL KEPT ON, FOR LOVE, NOT MONEY, MONEY CAME., made me cry a little. I love reading your stuff :) I'm at that point, right at the bottom, still looking up :) I think I did some of my best personal work yesterday too, lol. Be well!

Thanks Mike! Always happy to see you here and reading! You will come up, there is no other way!

There's a rule I have learnt now from a job interviewer that has changed the way I make decision. Before now I was mostly an opportunistic decision maker, jumping into any line that seems to be moving. Recently, I had applied to a company, one of the big four auditing firms. I had actually applied as a management consulting associate but since there was no opening, the company had selected me for the tax advisory unit. Things were tough with me with lots of perceive responsibilities so I needed a job badly and here was one - a high paying one at that. So I did what most youngsters usually do, I jumped in at the opportunity. After scaling through two exams and three interview, I was sitting with the tax partner for the last chit chat interview before I start my job. He asked me two questions at once - he said: James, so what are you most passionate about in life that you would not allow someone take it away from you? Would you be happy after 30years still working in this office as a tax consultant? I sat for five minutes didn't know what to say. Then I stood up and told him to inform me when there's an opening for consulting I don't mind waiting a year. Tax wasn't a bad idea, but that day I learn two questions which I asked myself before joining any line: how passionate am I about this? If I'll be doing this for 30years will I still be happy after the number of years or will I wish for a change? The answer we need are all deep within us -- search deeper.

Man @lordjames your story gave me goosebumps! Such an awesome share! Thanks and respect bro! Totally following you

Thank you @jankasparec. It wasn't an easy decision to make. Lots of my family members and friends criticize me for it today. But deep within me I know I took the right decision. And that's all that matters. Thanks for following me, am just three days old on the Steemit platform.... I know with patience and commitment I'll give my poetry a voice.

Right on bro, way to go! The only voice you are supposed to listen to is the voice of your heart. You know that ;)

Holy crap, that was a brief period of intense burst of emotions in the form of words!

Life often has to break you down first, and wash away all your ideas of success and money and fame, before the seed of real success can grow in the fertile ground of your "cleaned" self.

That hit me hard. That para there gives meaning to all of our past sufferings and sparks hope in us to live a better life, to overlook the pain we may have to go through too.
I'm really digging this informal and kinda-haphazard style of writing! It's a sign of your words' authenticity.

Funny story, I was wondering about my life's purpose today and discussing with my brother about what I should do in the future.
So far, I know that I have a knack in music - for creating mashups like the ones I've posted so far. I can also edit videos - probably pretty well.
It's just that I haven't had that feeling of being ready to 100% commit to either, like how you said we should have. So that's what puzzles me.
But like you said, I must keep looking. I still have time to do so.
So I will.
Screw the boring 9-5!

PS: Amazing paintings and amazing post!

Thanks for sharing your story bro @yesaye . I sit down and write what's in me in that moment with zero preps, so it must be authentic :) Keep on looking my man, it's a question of time until you find. Never conform to mediocrity! Much Love

Yes, aye sir!

FINALLY I FOUND YOU !!
Finally someone who is right on, and made me read the whole post , which i normally find hard to do :-) but your post i enjoyed so much.. every word of it happened to "hit the spot". so it is appreciated that you took the time to post this "message"! I am your new "fan" and follower!
See you around !
I love to be impressed like this !! ;-)
Thank You Jan !
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I am happy I was THE ONE haha :) So flattering! You got a new fan and follower in me too! Love your art!

Jan, you just made my day, but here is a couple of question for you if i may - i can't let them go for some reason since i read your post.

  • i would love to know about that "narrow margin" when you run out of money, yet you kept on painting, and kept your high spirit up. how was that ? Did you not get scared? I guess i am curious what gave you strength? Were you reading uplifting spiritual books maybe?
  • Everything has happened already ! - Tell me more on this please, would you ? :-)
    Thank You ! :-)

@agneslaczo if you insist, I'll throw my wisdom at ya :D haha, kiddin, I ain't wise yet madam, not yet haha. But hey, seriously, this is exactly what happened: after around 3 years of painting full time and having no other income, I had to sit down and face my fears and doubts. I was barely making the ends meet on my most basic needs such as studio rent. So I sit down and I asked myself a fundamental question: would I still continue to paint if I was broke and unrecognized? It took me a while to process it in pure honesty, but the answer came straight from my heart: YES I WOULD, for joy and love. And that's what I did. The difference was that after this decision, I had only 3 moths worth of money left, but I had new realization: i stopped caring about what I thought people would buy and I started painting only what I felt. Shortly after that I got a download of a first Buddha painting ever in my meditation. I painted it and it sold immediately. So did the second one. That was around 2014 and my style changed completely from landscapes to visionary art. Slowly, despite the initial criticism of "few established artists", I developed my own niche and eventually my own followers. Rest is history: I sold my first painting for $500, then $5000, then $10000 and now I'm shooting to six figures, while not giving a damn, I can stay relaxed around clients and I emanate confidence even when I ask for horrendous amounts of $ for my art, because I have rock solid faith in it and they can feel it. I can back it up by my personna, that's the key. That's the difference between being real and being a wannabe (wishful thinking). And it only comes thought time, and countless trial and tribulations and breakdowns. You just have to say FUCK IT, and do your best FOR YOURSELF, FOR LOVE, not for the market or others, and then hone that skill like crazy motherfucker day and night! Uff, that was long, hope it helped! As for your second question, that's another story and I gotta paint now, but you look like a cool shit (that's a compliment, forgive my language:), so just add me on Facebook if you on it and you can eventually soak the answer from my posts. Much Love and success to you Agnes! Your name sounds very Hungarian, love that country!

:-D Hungarian cool shit will be right behind you ! ;-)
See You around, thanks for everything !
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Love this part ❤️❤️❤️:

“Once you tap into your life's purpose, you don't need anyone/anything to tell you how to do things. Because you don't do things for the sake of the result or for the sake of approval/validation from others. You do your thing for the joy of creation, because that is what keeps you alive. Everything else is just a waste of time.“

All of your post 👆🏼 Abso-f&$king-lutely

haha thanks for your amazing comment. Brought me a biiiig smile on this cold day :) @steemed-open much love!

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. Thank you for sharing your wisdom through art.

You're welcome!

NICE PICS/THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!!!

I hope I can say that since I actually read it. heh

"You do your thing for the joy of creation, because that is what keeps you alive. Everything else is just a waste of time."

This is so true, I recently realized I'd been spending massive amounts of time consuming or doing things that were marginally interesting. Why? I suppose because it was "easy" or "comfortable", even though a desire to create had been nagging me. So now I'm trying to ditch as much waste as possible.

"Go public and show your creations and make your name your brand (don't hide behind nicknames!), but don't look for validation or likes."

I find this extremely difficult, as I'm aware there's a HUGE gap between what I can do, and what I want to be able to do. But as you said, "It is a lonely, sweaty and long-ass grind." I hope to show the results of grinding in future posts.

Keep up the great work!

Thanks for amazing comment man! Loved reading it,. Keep it up it's all coming your way ;)

nice pics.... seriously, your work is astounding, your inspiring pep-talk is just what I needed, again.
many years ago I was a photographer; middle of the road, making money but not bucket loads. Then a baby came alone, and I allowed my fears to outweigh my passion and took a waitering job. familiar story.
It took some time before I started drinking to drown my frown, silently disgusted with my own fears.
One day, I had enough, quite my job, and concentrated on my art again. This time experiencing the power of my passion and presence. I made enough in three months to spend the rest of the year NOT working at all. Life is good.

It takes stories and words like yours to help lead each and all of along the path to our fulfillment. thank you

Happy to hear your story bro. Thanks for sharing! May the good fortunes continue flowing your way!

Wow.. Excellent art and lovely photography
Thanks for sharing

Read my first paragraph and you will re-evaluate your comment!!

fabulous art.. !!

Nice post.I respect you very much because you contribute to steemit.I will do activities like you.I would like to extend the steemit.@

Thanks mate. I appreciate your comment!

You are a happy man. You do what you love and this is great. I can’t say the same about myself. I’ m 32. And i didn’t found myself already. I’m absolutely agree with your words— people must do what they love or they are just animals. All you must do - you must do for love..absolutely true. Great words.

Thank you @levatron. BTW I was 32 when I found. So you're not late. Even if you find it in you fifties, it's better than most. Much Love bro!

dear @jankasparec This is the best, very unique and wonderful photography. You have captured this very perfectly. You are doing an excellent work of photography. I really appreciate your photos.

last i #resteem your post

by reading your paragraph we came to kbow that we all should run after love not for money or anything else? yeah I will follow your instructions thank you.

I would never dare to give instructions to anyone. Read again, I clearly pointed out that this is MY story and YOURS will be most likely different.

Woww so much good info there thanks for that! Im new to here but if you get the chance can you check my blog out i think you will enjoy it! Thanks again! Followed and up voted

True words, but still, I think that here also comes luck meaning being at the right time in the right place.

what you call luck is a synchronicity beyond understanding of our mind from our limited perspective. Everything happens for a reason. Randomness (sister of luck) does not exist. It defies all universal laws. But I appreciate your comment : )Thank you!

wow wonderful art dear @jankasparec
and beautiful photography
thanks for sharing dear

I love the Buddha it's huge too. How many hours you put in on that? All hand painted? I would ask if you have an Etsy page but I am sure your work way beyond my budget.

It's sold anyways, and it's 5 figures in USD, so beyond budget of most unfortunately. And no, I do not sell on Etsy, I have my own website which is mentioned in my profile here. Cheers!

Made My Day ♥ I like they way you describe everything @jankasparec i really appreciate your work and this post was amazing .. Keep sharing , Looking forward for more :D

Thank you I am glad to hear that I made your day! :)

Man... I think this was the best thing I've ever read on steemit. Straight up, that was amazing.

Great pictures of your work as always, this was really inspiring

Thanks @jakeybrown that's so encouraging to hear!

Came for the title, stayed because of the swearing and attitude. Great post, man!

haha , that's a good reason to stay then :)

than is so motivating @jankasparec, i learned alot from your tips, its really fear that hits you hard and sticky asf. and thanks for those book recommendation will for sure have it asap. always wondered how it is to be inside of a mind of a very passionate and successful artist. i should start envisioning my self as AN AMAZING KICK ASS AWESOME WORLD CLASS ARTIST YEAH!!!

haha pleeeeeese do that :) Thanks @errymil!

Your art is amazing. I can see that you really are dedicated. Hope I can find my dream soon - I am 25 and still searching inside. But it is a big black hole so it’s not easy.
I don’t agree with one thing though - “If you're not willing to lose your job or lover or social status for it, you DO NOT DESERVE YOUR DREAM.”
Why lose everything to be successful? Success can be reached without having to lose everything else. And once you’ve reached it who are you going to share it with if you have lost everything else in the process?
Excuse me if I am not right as I am far from success but I will be happy if you explain your thoughts on this as a successful person. :)

may work for you, didn't work for me. I pointed out clearly that MY story will not be YOUR story. From my experience nothing new and wonderful won't ever happen unless you have the courage to let go and step in the unknown with zero certainties. That's mind's favorite game- don't go there, you gonna lose all you worked so hard for! :) (we all know that one....). Yup I agee you do not have to lose any of that, but I do think you have to let go of most of your ideas that did not provide you with the dream life. They clearly did not work, otherwise you'd be living your dream already. Anyhow, I'm happy you took your time to read my spontaneous blurb and I wish you all the best, always, to everyone. Much Love @alien.nation (from a fellow alien) ;)

Thank you.
You started your post in a way that there was no way not to read it. :)
Made me think about my dreams today and I am thankful for that.
Cheers from an alien to an alien :)

Without aliens we’d be f...d anyways haha 😂

I like this post.Thank for sharing;sir.

Guess you did not have read the post :-)

You got that one right bro @lichtblick :D

awesome content !!!
thanks for sharing and keep going :)

This will happen as soon as lightning is implemented!

You made my day man, thank you!!!!!
You point the finger at the right place... the place where I couldn't reach because I was scared. Scared to lose my security, to get out of my comfort zone...
You have planted a seed in my heart, in my soul... I feel she's growing up already.
Thank you, very much!!!!!

Thanks a lot @steamkeupon. Glad to hear that. Following you! all the best!

Thanks, for the beautiful pictures😂😂

This is also for me the best article I have ever read here. If I would be gay, I would like to F... you for that. As long as I am not so with men I just have to say thank you. Your article helped me a lot with a problem.

Truly inspiring post. You've made me do a lot of thinking today.

"You do your thing for the joy of creation, because that is what keeps you alive. Everything else is just a waste of time."

How true is this! I have the privilege to create and share without worrying about likes, validations and criticism. It is such a freedom to do so. And much more fulfilling than doing it for the money. Thank you for inspiring all of us here.

Thanks for your lovely comment! I am happy that it resonated with you!

Oh man Ignore everybody! When I used to work in the coffee shop in the back of a book store I used to grab books to read on my breaks and i LOVED that one! Wow thanks for bringing me back to that- I may have to get my hands on it again-

If I'm not mistaken that author made a few similarly illustrated books, they were all AWESOME!

I gotta check those out, the "Ignore everybody" was epic! thanks for your comment @dayleeo !

Totally a good one i can think of more than a few steemians who would also love it- great idea to feature it in a post 👍🏻

I fell in love!
Maybe you do not read my comment, likewise I'll leave it here, it's beautiful what you do and how you express yourself, more clearly impossible.
I always try to have the same attitude as you, I hope to achieve great things.
I declare myself a fan of your art, from Venezuela I sent you my regards.
I hope you keep reaping many more successes. @jankasparec

I read all my comments @nievesarenas, but only answer those which are worthwhile. Gracias y saludos a Venezueala! Espero que tu pais mejore pronto! Es una lastima...

Thank you, nice to meet you! @jankasparec

This is such an inspirational post!! I actually just resigned from my job yesterday. Hoping to make 2018 the year I become my own boss as a freelance designer. Thank you for posting this! It's exactly what I needed to read.

Thanks Jasmin. And congrats on your brave move! Following you

dear @jankasparec.. your post is wondarful... & awaome post... i like it.. & i love art.... thnak you so very much for sharin..... ♣♣♣♣♣……♦♦♦♦…♥♥♥……♪♪♪♪…♠♠♠♠....good... job... dear friend......

very good. With respect to your illustrations are very original you can see that you draw what you feel. For me it is the key to your success, you are original and that is important. your illustrations are not perfect they have many imperfections as a cartoonist that you are. but the secret of perfection is in the eye of the spectator and there are millions and for many of them your works are perfect. I liked your thoughts and I learned a lot from them. I will follow you and I hope to see more works. Greetings and success.

they are not illustrations but paintings, but I agree with you, you gotta be original. Thank you!

Really enjoyed this post Jan. It’s one that I will come back to and reread again and again to keep me on track to reach my dream of being a stone sculptor in Bali. Inspiring words and words which are often known but seldom said. Cheers

Thank you Mark! I am truly happy that it helped you out to get some motivation sparkles in your furnace! Go of it bro!

It sure did Jan.

I’m feeling great at the moment!


Being motivated is a great feeling

@jankasparec you are a genius of art!!!!!!!!
man, its so damn beautiful!!!!!
i could look at our pics all day long its like a meditation!
thanx for it!
resteeem!
steem aum

You're too sweet! Thank you! !

So much truth spoken here. We will never be happy nor 'soul rich' if we seek art as a means to money, but seeking art as a means of expression and to reveal our inner workings of mind and spirit, will always resonate with someone. This is then how true art is made.

Lovely lovely post and wonderful artwork as always! Inspirational!

Thanks so much @donnadavisart! You said it beautifully! Much Love!

Good stuff