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So there's been a lot of buzz about tracing and how it's stealing. As a kid I did a ton of tracing, granted it didn't help me become a better drawer but it did help me in other aspects when it comes to art. If someone isn't making money then what's the big deal when it comes to tracing? What ever happened to feeling flattered? If you're still being credited...why is there yelling going on? There's a difference when someone takes your work and doesn't alter it or make it their own and before anyone gets up in arms with me 1. it's what I do, I use a ton of stock which by all means are copyrighted and I put them together to make it my own and 2. look at how many famous artists used images and made it theirs. Warhol for one, but he made money but he did more than trace...far more. i think the only thing i get completely up in arms about is when things I write are taken...that's it and I don't ever see that happening, watch it happen now.

I sometimes wonder if people like to get up in a roar because they have nothing else going on. no offense. I'm an aries...i get worked up easily.





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a few years ago i was taking this art class and i came to a room of these painting while everyone else looked at everything else. the paintings were something that i will never forget. the artist agnes martin was a taos native..

i stood there staring at them speechless.

i remember having to sit down and crying in complete awe that i connected to art on this level...in awe that someone was able to connect to some deeper story in me and spark the emotion that i was experiencing.

i remember thinking...that's what makes an artist. that connection.

never as any sort of artist have i been on that other side...

until today.

someone had a reaction to something.

and i feel accomplished...because it affected one person. that's enough for me.

so i thank you for inspiring me...and the leos.



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lately i've been creating like crazy and that feels good. i have to thank two people for that. one for cutting me open and the other for telling me to not think so much and to just feel it. i'm sure if they read this they will know who they are. i'm not naming people.

there's so many wonderful things here. i stumbled across some amazing pictures and i wanted to show them off.

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Photomanipulation:

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I don't always get to say thank you lately to people who favorite my stuff. It does mean a lot. <3



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