Sharing is scary...

Well I finally got a blog up after hours of trying to figure out how to post things, edit, etc. User friendly my ass. Hopefully this blog will continue to improve as I learn how to do more things. I also have to say I'm a little unnerved about putting myself out there. Blogging to me has always just been about keeping friends and family up to date on our travels...like our Ride for Life or Nomad Couple blogs.... To be honest I thought people who regularly spew out their mundane opinions and pictures on the web to be a little conceited. I mean do you really think people care that much about what you have to say??

But here I am with a blog of my own. Granted this one will be more focused on my journey to become what I would consider an "artist". It has been slow going so far, and I'm hoping that having a regular blog to share my ideas and paintings will both motivate me and give me some good feedback from others. But really, posting a painting to me is like uploading a little piece of my soul for people to judge....be gentle!

The world of art is like the world of fashion....another world. I'm intimidated by the pretentious Toronto galleries and the free-booze parties they throw for the new up and coming artist of the minute. I don't know if it's as difficult to break into this world as I imagine. I sure don't have any connections to famous local artists. For now all I can do is keep on practicing, sketching, and painting and hopefully find an audience out there somewhere. Enjoy.