Artists who want to create
in an
emotional or feeling manner must be willing to be vulnerable, because when
that happens they open themselves up to criticism, lack of understanding and
to selling to a more defined connoisseur or audience. Like most artists I need-
ed to make a living and I worked either as an art instructor or a fabric/fashion
designer for most of my life. Even though I enjoyed those occupations I knew
there was more I had to say as an artist and that meant I would begin working
as a full time painter in the year 2000. Therefore, I became willing to be vulner-
able.
The university where I attended as an undergraduate highly encouraged art
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