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Saturday, February 14, 2004

Encouragement for all artists.
I'd like to share a bit of inspirational stuff with you guys.

I've been taking a class on the History of American illustration and
its nothing less than encouraging to hear how some of these great
illustrators started.

For example, did you know that Charles Dana Gibson, creator of the
Gibson girl, sold his first drawing for only $4. The buyer later said
that he knew the drawing was bad, but underneath the badness, he
could see the determination of the artist to get everything right.

Howard Pyle, a great teacher and illustrator, nearly gave up art
because he felt so intimidated by the other illustrators at Harper's
Weekly magazine. But now, he is remembered as one of the greatest
American illustrators and teacher of all times.

Students of Pyle too,(Violet Oakley, NC Wyteh,Jesse Wilcox Smith,
etc) went on to great success and they each did it with their own
individual styles. Pyle didn't care what style his students pursued
as long as they pursued it wholeheartedly, and they did.

So my point is, don't give up on what you love to do even when you
think you're no good or hopeless, you have nothing to lose by trying
your hardest and everything to lose if you don't try at all.
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