“The recognition definitely helps and goes a long way for helping me to reaffirm my decision to purse art fulltime. Getting awards and nominations encourages me to keep trying even harder.” WayTryingLongArtHelpingDecisionHarderRecognitionAwardsLong WayKeep TryingPursesNominations Author:Julie Dillon
“I was always interested in drawing and creating, but it never really occurred to me that I could pursue art as my profession until my mid twenties. From all I had heard from other people, art was just something you do as a hobby in between your real work and real jobs.” PeopleArtRealJobsHeardCreatingTwentiesProfessionDrawingPursueHobbiesReal JobsReal Work Author:Julie Dillon
“I spent much of my college life prepping for other careers, but I was always drawing and painting whenever I had free time. Eventually, thanks to the internet, I started noticing that there were such things as art schools, and professional artists, and people making a living doing a variety of types of art.” PeopleArtSchoolArtistCareersCollegePaintingTypeInternetDrawingThanksVarietyNoticingArt SchoolFree TimeCollege LifeMaking A LivingDrawing And Painting Author:Julie Dillon
“I think digital media is a valid tool, one that has it's own strengths and weaknesses. So often I see people dismissing digital art as somehow cheating or not as valid or important as traditional art, but the computer is just another tool.” PeopleThinkingArtImportantMediaComputerWeaknessToolsTraditionalDigitalCheatingStrength And WeaknessDigital Media Author:Julie Dillon
“The main difference between commissioned work and work I do for myself is that if I'm doing for myself, I don't have to worry about sticking to an art description or working for a specific audience or project.” IfsArtDifferencesWorryAudienceProjectsDescription Author:Julie Dillon
