Motivation

I have been following a guy on Youtube for the last 3 to 4 months now where I learn to sharpen my drawing skills from him. Although I do not share his natural style as I am different in my approaches, I found myself learning so much from him in so many ways.

My impression of this guy is filled with talent that goes beyond just any artist I know. I see his natural state of sketching and how he constructs his work that is thoroughly thought through. If ever I would have an art teacher I would actually learn from him.

But he has these entries that he does once a while where the video of him making random sketches on the screen but then talks about things that has nothing to do with the sketches he is making. The last entry he talked about motivations for drawing. He was sharing how in his life he would lose motivation as an artist and even not having any degrees and how he would feel like he is not good enough and someone else is so much more better than him. This is not something that I expect from him with his talents and I felt a sudden relation with his situation more than I think.

Looking up to him for art advice has been such that I see him as a mentor for art but to realized that he struggles the very same way I do. Even talking in the realm of art, it applies to everything I face in life where I would struggle with being motivated.

I am not for one to expect hearing about life lessons from this art channel but I did and it is actually encouraging to me.

Surprise...