Warmer weather is here and so is the restlessness. I don’t post much anymore to social media as I personally don’t feel the need to at the moment. I know I can control when I want to be active and when not to, so eventually I will probably spark it up again, but it’s pretty draining to do so. I feel like a lot of people are having to promote themselves using the tools they have access too, which is a bit unfair. I’d rather hire some sort of agent to handle that kind of shit rather than having to keep active and follow current trends just so someone can see my drawing of a fly man eating a sandwich.
A lot of artists I know are running into the same problem: that they have to abide by the unwritten rules of exposure and trends in order to stay on someone’s front page. Obviously the past few years I’ve stopped chasing that goal, it’s too much work for me. I just want to draw for myself, as I’ve said in the past. Instagram has changed from what I felt it was originally, but at the end of the day, it’s still a collection of sketches for me to show someone.
“I’ve hit the padded wall of reality.” A phrase I’ve been kicking around in my head. People usually mention something about a brick wall. Luckily, I’ve been hitting a padded wall in my mind. I feel like I’ve been able to adjust to change better than I have in the past. Maybe it comes with experience and age, or maybe it’s an overwhelmingly bleak outlook on a positive future.
three separate thoughts, bouncing around in the empty space in my head at the moment. thought i would write them here so i shant forget.
Albums worth checking out in the meantime:
Because of The Times- Kings of Leon. 2006
Fly School Reunion- Giant Panda. 2004
Pieces of the People We Love- The Rapture. 2005