I am an artist

The other day I stopped and realised just how far I have come in my art journey. I have set myself goals (working for a training company during the day kind of makes me realise how important these are) and the other day I looked back at where I was just over 2 years ago. I didn't believe I had what it took to be an artist.

I felt that everyone was more talented than me, that my work was awful and that how could I call myself an artist. The amazing realisation over the past 2 years, but more so in the last 6 months has made me recognise that I can say exactly that. My art is different to others, and may not be to everyone's taste, it may not always turn out how I wanted it,but it's a product of me and I need to be proud of that.

I need to not be embarrassed about showing people my work, or letting people know that I have just finished a painting. I need to be proud of what I can produce, whether it's a painting, a photograph or anything else creative. We are so caught up in trying to be better than we are that how often do we look back to see what we have achieved.

We are all different and should embrace those differences as after all, there is always someone out there that loves our art for what it is.