Being completely self-taught I must say I’ve become very intolerant with the measure of arrogance that comes with success in the arts. Being a regular in the deviantART community I see it very often where talented artists go from unknowns to veritable artistic superstars and forget all the work that went into getting to the point where their work is out there and being appreciated.

For each and every artist in both traditional and digital mediums there is a period where the only person awa...

The other night I had a phone call from a very good friend of mine. He called me, and was really excited about a book he had been reading. He continued to tell me about it at length as we discussed the book I was reminded that during the week I had actually thought of him. I had been very busy trying to get together my thoughts and brainstorming things which I’d like to do and how I can synergise them with what I have to do.

I have known him since high school and all through high school h...