How did I become a professional artist

  Every artist begins his or her journey with some passion about art. A passion that drives them to create new things, to bring a vision to reality and dive into a field that fascinates them. It is a passion I wish more people had and would develop. But too often prudence and practical thinking can create fear and apprehension that may lead people away from creative pursuits and into more “responsible” occupations. But is an occupation serving to just occupy your time or is your time serving to occupy your passion? There’s no right answer. Providing a living for yourself and perhaps a family is necessary and noble. But for those considering the possibility that living a creative passion might be something you’d like to do, I can tell you it is possible and I can’t see any other way of living than with and through that passion. I actually started drawing when the pandemic also started and I see a lot of artists on social media who actually inspire or approach me to draw or paint b...