Clint Be Clint. Steve be Steve. I was just watching a children's art exhibit being taken down this morning. What interested me was how each child expressed their individuality, within a theme common to many of the others.
Love children’s art shows. Last time I was flying into Dallas’ Love Field, there was a gallery in the airport featuring local students’ work. It was better than some of the “white cube” galleries I’ve been to in NYC or LA.
No, it's never too late to tackle the dreams of your youth as long as you don't expect to have the energy of your youth. That's my big downfall, lol.
Years ago a friend dragged me to an all male life model drawing group. I warned him I'd flunked stick figure drawing in kindergarten but he insisted. By the second or third session I was modelling! I went for years.... Problem is it used to be on my way home from work. Now it's a three hour round trip for a four hour session. I can't do that after a day's work anymore.
Anton, I love your experiences and points of view. Hope you can find a way to get back into modelling that doesn’t involve such a lonnnnnnng commute. Cheers to you!
Clint, the good aspect of being old is that I can finally do things I have wanted to for decades. As a teenager, I wanted to draw, enrolled in an art school, but that lasted only about a year and a half when somehow I ended up in a technical direction that resulted in a good career, a great family, some teaching and then retirement. So now in my eighties I am finally back to doing art, sketching mostly, but photography also. My point: never give up on what makes you happy. Be patient, though, because sometimes it takes a lot longer than expected to be able to do those things.
All so true, Allen. I thought I was "done" with photography a few years ago, but so glad I didn't get rid of my gear because the urge to shoot is back with a vengeance. Slowly but surely I'm getting back into the swing of things. Cheers!
Clint Be Clint. Steve be Steve. I was just watching a children's art exhibit being taken down this morning. What interested me was how each child expressed their individuality, within a theme common to many of the others.
Love children’s art shows. Last time I was flying into Dallas’ Love Field, there was a gallery in the airport featuring local students’ work. It was better than some of the “white cube” galleries I’ve been to in NYC or LA.
No, it's never too late to tackle the dreams of your youth as long as you don't expect to have the energy of your youth. That's my big downfall, lol.
Years ago a friend dragged me to an all male life model drawing group. I warned him I'd flunked stick figure drawing in kindergarten but he insisted. By the second or third session I was modelling! I went for years.... Problem is it used to be on my way home from work. Now it's a three hour round trip for a four hour session. I can't do that after a day's work anymore.
Anton, I love your experiences and points of view. Hope you can find a way to get back into modelling that doesn’t involve such a lonnnnnnng commute. Cheers to you!
Clint, the good aspect of being old is that I can finally do things I have wanted to for decades. As a teenager, I wanted to draw, enrolled in an art school, but that lasted only about a year and a half when somehow I ended up in a technical direction that resulted in a good career, a great family, some teaching and then retirement. So now in my eighties I am finally back to doing art, sketching mostly, but photography also. My point: never give up on what makes you happy. Be patient, though, because sometimes it takes a lot longer than expected to be able to do those things.
All so true, Allen. I thought I was "done" with photography a few years ago, but so glad I didn't get rid of my gear because the urge to shoot is back with a vengeance. Slowly but surely I'm getting back into the swing of things. Cheers!