KIDS DRAW BECAUSE NOBODY TOLD THEM THEY’RE BAD AT IT.
YOU WERE THAT KID TOO. BEFORE SCHOOL MADE YOU SCARED OF A BLANK PAGE.
BEFORE ‘ART’ BECAME SOMETHING EXPENSIVE AND FRAGILE AND… NOT FOR YOU.
WE PAINT FOR THE ONES WHO FORGOT HOW.
“WATERMELON” IS A JUICY SNAPSHOT OF MODERN MANHOOD—LEGS OUT, PANTS DOWN, EGO UP. IT’S NOT ABOUT SEX OR FRUIT. IT’S THAT STUPIDLY HUMAN MOMENT WHERE CONFIDENCE CRASHES INTO COMIC SANS REALITY. FUNNY, SAD, PINK, AND STILL WEIRDLY HOT.
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THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT:
• IF YOU FEEL TOO COMFORTABLE, YOU’RE NOT GROWING
• POST YOUR WORK — EVEN IF IT’S NOT PERFECT
•NOBODY CARES UNTIL EVERYBODY CARES — SO DON’T WAIT
TOP 3 THINGS I LEARNED FROM SELLING MY ART:
•PEOPLE BUY STORY, NOT JUST CANVAS.
•LIMITED EDITIONS CREATE DESIRE.
•POST LIKE A MADMAN — SOMEONE’S ALWAYS WATCHING.