Today I met with Damian Stamer, who’s currently an independently working painter. Since I’m considering going into the art field in the future, I had the opportunity to ask him a lot of questions I had about his journey to where he is. We talked a lot about the expectations to follow a particular route in order to be successful, and valuing the artwork you create. One thing he mentioned was that he’s always a little skeptical when he encounters an artist who says they have everything figured out haha. Honestly, this stuck with me a lot. Obviously, there’s a degree of uncertainty that comes with being an artist, but I think hearing that from someone who was making that their career made me feel a bit more confident. I’m still uncertain about where I want to go in the future, but even just talking to Damian for a few hours left me feeling more okay with that, and I feel very grateful to have had the opportunity to speak with him