Reason #3: I make art because it is my job. (Duh, hunh?)
Some people make art because they feel like it or because they can; I make art because if I don’t, there is nothing to sell.
Being an artist is a great way to earn a living, even if it is not always easy, fun or highly profitable. My friends have heard me say more than once, “I’d rather draw an ugly house than wait tables.”
In his nonfiction book “On Writing”, Stephen King wrote, “Life isn’t a support-system for art. It’s the other way around.”
If you are thinking “what a sell-out” or “how commercial”, comfort yourself with the fact that this isn’t my main reason. Even when I had a real job, I made art. That was because of Reason #2 – I feel compelled to make art.
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Good to know, Bob! Although I am surprised to hear you think of it as your job – maybe it is your purpose in life right now?
I make art because it is my job and I feel compelled to make art!
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