I told myself at the start of 2015, that my motto would be to #brbchasingdreams. It was this silly, cheesy little idea to have a constant reminder to always, actively work towards my art. This little mantra would somehow eventually push me to break my boundaries, my comfort zones and my limits--to constantly challenge myself, dare myself to improve and set goals beyond anything I could imagine. But never in my dreams would I have expected to have gotten to where I am now; 2015 to me was a year of many firsts, and of very important goodbyes’

    Who could have known that in a year from then, I'd be in my first exhibition.
    Or opened my own print shop and sold my first painting,
    Or started my own YouTube channel
    Or even dropped my course of study, and change the entire trajectory of my life towards chasing the dream in art
    Heck, who could have known that I'd have over 15,000 people watching me on DeviantArt, the community that I first began in and fell in love with. That in itself blows me away.

As I look back over it all, I know one thing for sure is that I've been happy throughout, because I love what I get to do. And the best bit? That there are people out there who love what I do. And for that, I can't put to words how thankful I am to each and every one of you who do. I can’t imagine how I’m meant to top a year like 2015 but all I know is that I’m excited to give it another crack. I started last year with this motivation and drive to give it my everything, and it still thrives today. So, LET'S DO THIS 2016!!!

Happy New Year everyone!

It's strange to think that a year has gone by just like that. Only a year ago, I hosted this very same Christmas Giveaway, and looking forward a year, puts everything into perspective. I really enjoy hosting these, because you really get to see people "share the love", which is the theme after all. To everybody who participated, thank you so much! It was really great to read  some of the comments and see some people get really into the festive spirit, so that was by far my favourite part to see  Especially for me; I didn't quite enjoy my time here on DeviantArt until I started making friends, and actually being able to share my experience of deviantArt with a fellow like-minded friend made all the difference.
Plus, it's always more fun to win something with a friend, to "share" that experience!

THE WINNERS

1. DanaDani with Mysterious-Momo
2. Finja-ohne-N with GreyAreas
3. Zodin00t with xXMagdaliXx

Merry Christmas everyone!
I hope you all had a lovely holiday season and wishing you all the best as the year quickly comes to an end!

Hi. I'd like to finally, properly introduce myself.

Below is a video that took me a long time to finally muster the courage finally share. I've been working on shaping this YouTube channel to be a creative space for me to share and talk art and share any resources (tips/tutorials) that might help other aspiring artists out there. 

So, up until two months ago, I was studying Physiotherapy at university, and I really did enjoy it. But my heart just wasn’t in it. 
I never intended to study and pursue art, coming from a school environment where it’s about “having a real job", like a doctor or a lawyer. The general advice from adults and even my own relatives, was that anything creative was just better off as a hobby. So I decided to keep it on the side while studying for a "real job", and I feel like this is a story that resonates with so many of us. 

I drudged on studying Physio, to a point where each day that I continued the course, it ate away at my confidence in my passion. Art became a second priority, and before I knew it, it became something I did only when I had ‘spare time', and that was rare while studying such an intense course. At that point, I started questioning everything, and I realized that I was in no way happy with where I was going and what I was sacrificing.

After months of tossing and turning, I decided; screw it - I took that leap of faith. I left my course and applied to transfer to study Animation and commit everyday to pursuing my passion and doing everything I've always wanted to do. I’m going to do it and I’m going to give it my everything. I’m going to work my ass off for it, so that at the end of each day, I'll know I tried. I'll do it without having a single shred of security and certainty about what’s going to happen.

Screw waking up one day to know you shut down your dreams because they’re not “real”. 
Screw having regrets of “never having tried".
Screw it, I’m doing it.

(you can click this image above, it's a link!)