So yes still plugging away at getting work for painting. I must say that although I enjoy using my airbrush for the effects it can give, I can see that parts of the airbrush service industry I don't think I am a great candidate. I am a bit impatient on waiting for some aspects of airbrushing- I am so used to the paintbrush for the last 30 years and I can get things done more quickly with my brush where I have to change colors , clean and so on and so on with my airbrush. My paintbrush is an extension of my fingers where the airbrush is still a machine in my fingers. I am having to use paints that thin with different mediums and that too can get hairy when changing colors. (Sometimes you gotta use what you have on hand.)
And on a different note, I must say a big stinking thank you to this economy. It after 30 years is killing my customers. I have lots of experience and skill when it comes to painting, but in the scheme of important items in this life, the opportunities to bring art to my customers, is growing thin. I'll never give my art up, but I don't enjoy taking jobs that I wouldn't consider for my expertise or skill. Still gotta pay bills. I just don't want to hate waiting and then rushing through the work just to get to the next paycheck. And lately the Georgia heat is terrible this year making any outside work, miserable, time consuming and unhealthy.
So - patience grasshopper! Adapt and overcome and I am doing just that.
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