Thank you for this really lovely and considered response. I think you are definitely on to something and I am probably looking for a similar answer in my own work. I do love the sharing and connecting though!
In the 2010s I was doing a lot of internet-facing work, and I gradually withdrew from that as I became a stronger, better artist. I don’t need the same validation that lovely comments and such gave me in the early part of that decade; I’m in a different place.
I also considered doing HCD this year but I didn’t feel the urge to show my daily routine. Part of this is that I have some private things that I keep from the internet - as a direct response to my 2010s outward creativity, I now have private practices I don’t mention online. I’ve found these really helpful for my painting, because I can see a parallel creative development without waiting for external validation.
Thank you for this really lovely and considered response. I think you are definitely on to something and I am probably looking for a similar answer in my own work. I do love the sharing and connecting though!
In the 2010s I was doing a lot of internet-facing work, and I gradually withdrew from that as I became a stronger, better artist. I don’t need the same validation that lovely comments and such gave me in the early part of that decade; I’m in a different place.
I also considered doing HCD this year but I didn’t feel the urge to show my daily routine. Part of this is that I have some private things that I keep from the internet - as a direct response to my 2010s outward creativity, I now have private practices I don’t mention online. I’ve found these really helpful for my painting, because I can see a parallel creative development without waiting for external validation.