Having come off of
2014 as the most prolific year of my career in several years, I am excited to build on my successes of the past 12 months. I have several
commissions that may turn into fruition, plus many, many more 'fun' projects in the offing,
But something that has been nagging at me, perhaps because I am getting older, is what legacy will I leave with my art? I realize that I may not achieve the fame and notoriety of artists like
Gil Elvgren and
Alberto Vargas, but I really hope that my art can be enjoyed by others long after I'm gone, as well as now. How does an artist do that? I frankly don't know.
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| The Landers Sisters-Audrey & Judy. Reference courtesy of Playboy |
I was watching the the feature on Sting during
Kennedy Center Honors the
other night, and in his intro piece, he said that, after a very
prolific songwriting career, "the songs just stopped coming." That
scared the piss out of me. What would happen if I suddenly lost my
ability to create? I love what I do, & I love my
pinup and
nude
female subject matter; if my ability to create suddenly left me, I'd be
depressed, I'd be lost. It's scary to even think about it.
Creative people have a drive to do just that--create. And our creations are usually very personal, as they are extensions of ourselves. As I watched Sting as he listened to people giving him tribute through his music, I saw him well up as he rocked and hummed along. The songs were his offspring, and he was the proud papa as others sang them. I looked up at the pieces that hang in our rec room and thought,
that is my legacy. No matter what, these pieces will somehow live beyond me. I hope you enjoy them.
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