2017
You typically hear an overnight success takes decades and I'm glad that's the case. Like most kids I was very creative whether drawing, painting, playing pretend but unfortunately also like many of people my creativity was suppressed with age. Looking back there is evidence of this creativity trying to make its way out but it wasn't until my early 20s that I let it become my identity. It was like a shower thought, "Maybe I should make some paintings" I went to the closest store to get the supplies and after that I was hooked. Maybe it was years of the suppressed creativity but new ideas came to me constantly and I found it my duty to bring those thoughts into reality.
As time progressed so did my style and what I found the most joy in. Never having formal training aside a few art classes throughout my typical schooling I had to find what worked for me. This included what I was good at math, precision and attention to detail. I can't draw anything beyond a stick figure to save my life so I found that working with straight lines opened the doors for me to explore my creativity. This concept has expanded to other mediums like yarn work, wood work and pixel art with new ideas still flowing.
Back to the overnight success; early into discovering my love of painting I thought what I created was amazing and would allow me an early retirement. Of course friends and family were very supportive telling me how much they loved anything but looking back I'm glad that everyone was wrong. If I accepted my early work was the peak I never would have grown and slowly made progress towards art that is a true representation of myself. I know my art path has no destination, it will be a continuous journey until the end. I hope people will want to witness and follow along with me and souvenirs are always a great way to remember the trip.
Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day,
Austin Myers
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