I have been doing art ever since I could remember. My brother and I used to make still-life drawings and paintings instead of sleeping at siesta time (to our grandmother’s dismay đ). As we grew older, we really got into anime so after doing homework, we would sketch our favorite Ghost Fighter and Dragon Ball Z characters on our own sketchbooks. Looking back, I was lucky to have been introduced, though self-taught, (I was an eager child! đ ) to art at an early age. Life was simpler then. No internet, no need for likes and validation, just mere expression through art. â

Fast forward to today, as a young professional trying to strive in the working and blogging world, I tend to overthink whatever I create. đ±Â May it be a blog post, an art piece or a mere Instagram post. I know what you’re thinking, it should all be simple. In reality or at least in my mind, it was not. (more…)