✨ Artists have to make art ✨ “You have to make your work, above all else. You are an artist-as opposed to, say, a person creatively expressing yourself-because you need to make art in order to lead a contented life.” 📚”Your Art will save your life” by bethpickensconsulting If I could give one piece of advice to younger artist me or the artists that I know it would be to pick up a copy of this book at your local library or order it through your local indie bookstore. The author talks about making without putting pressure on what you’re making as a form of self care for artists and this canvas is that piece for me. This is my no pressure, explore, work through what I’m feeling canvas. It’s the first thing I’m making on an easel that belonged to my late friend and fellow artist jimmybreen and it’s helping me work through grief, anxiety, and god only knows what other things. It was intimidating to start a piece on it but I had this canvas with a tear in the side and I wanted to give...