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\"joniephoto-Drew<\/a><\/p>\n

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Do you ever wonder if what you’re doing is good enough?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A young Artist asked for my advice on how to find her style<\/strong>.
\nShe wanted to know\u00a0how I developed my own painting style.<\/p>\n

My answer to her is one that we\u00a0can apply\u00a0to just about anything we do in life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is what I told her:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When I was young and trying to make a living as a surf artist and a surfboard painter,\u00a0I painted a lot. \u00a0Every day I produced new work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I painted what I wanted to paint, even when other people didn’t like it.<\/p>\n

I didn’t try to please anyone with my paintings. Many people didn’t get what I was doing. \u00a0I thought they were nuts that they didn’t get it. \u00a0(And they thought I was nuts.)<\/p>\n

In the beginning, I tried to get people excited about the paintings I was doing, but most didn’t respond.<\/p>\n

There was an entire world of people who didn’t respect or understand what I was doing.<\/u> \u00a0It wasn’t good enough for galleries or even surf shops at one point.\u00a0\u00a0I was turned down by almost every single surfboard maker in the early years<\/strong>, because they didn’t understand my art.<\/p>\n

I was constantly rejected but I didn’t stop doing it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I felt insecure, but I didn’t let it stop me.<\/u> \u00a0I put my head down and just kept going. \u00a0Creating what I was driven to create.<\/p>\n

Then one day some people started to like what I was doing.
\nEventually, more and more people liked it.<\/p>\n

My style became popular, and now\u00a0decades after all the rejection, people copy it all over the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My advice<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0Do what you want. \u00a0Paint, draw, create a lot. Every day.<\/p>\n

Paint for yourself and see what develops.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t do what other people do and don’t do what other people tell you to do<\/u>, not unless you really want to. \u00a0Be stubborn.<\/p>\n

Don’t do things just because they have always been done that way. \u00a0Do things your own way.<\/p>\n

Do what draws you in and what keeps your interest the most. Don’t worry about other people’s opinions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

No matter what you do, someone is going to love it, and someone is going to hate it. \u00a0Find the people who love\u00a0it.<\/em><\/p>\n

Experiment with a lot of things.<\/strong> \u00a0Be patient. Let it develop. It may take months or years to find your style and it will constantly evolve and progress.<\/p>\n

Just keep creating art.<\/p>\n

I hope this helps all those people out there who aren’t sure if what they are doing is good enough. \u00a0It is. \u00a0Just keep doing it. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Life is Good \u2013 Drew<\/p>\n

P.S. \u00a0Are you struggling with with going against the grain? \u00a0Or doing things your own way? \u00a0Please\u00a0leave a comment\u00a0on this post, I’d love to hear your thoughts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Drew Brophy<\/strong><\/div>\n
Artist, illustrator, surfer<\/strong><\/div>\n
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