The Fresh Art Blog has Moved

noreply@blogger.com (Savlen) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:51:00 +0000

I haven't stopped posting, just decided to integrate, so from now on you can read posts, see new fly fishing paintings and game fish art in addition to my incessant ramblings by clicking here http://www.about-a-fish.com Hope your all doing well and see you on the other side.
Mike

Its been 5 years

noreply@blogger.com (Savlen) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:20:00 +0000

It just occurred to me recently that this month is the fifth year since I picked up the brushes and decided I was going to try to make a living at it. 6 years ago I may have been in your house painting your interior. 7 or 8 years ago I would have been out in the snow swinging a 28 oz Hart framing hammer all day long. All jobs are rewarding in ways, but to me there came a day when I found nothing rewarding about the things I did for a living, and even when I could step back and see a fine new house that I had helped build, it started to make me feel empty and even guilty for the woods that had been torn down and would never be there again. When the chains of a job or profession become something that makes you dread your days its time for a change. Life is far too short I think, to spend all of it doing something you hate just to make a buck. Five years has gone by so fast with more highs and lows than I can remember. I am just beginning to learn, and that is how I always want to feel. My leap of faith to be a full time painter has taken me many places I never thought I would go and opened up doors I hadn't even realized were there. Thank you and cheers to all of you who have helped keep me on my path, you have no idea how much your encouragement helps.

About a fish artist and painter Savlen

The Fresh Art Blog has Moved

Its been 5 years