Thanksgiving Day

"Formal education will make you a living;
self-education will make you a fortune."

— Jim Rohn: was an American author and motivational speaker

Thanksgiving Day 2011. I actually turned in this assignment last evening for my Photoshop I class. The objective was to cut three objects from their backgrounds and place them on a completely separate background. I used my animal, vegetable, mineral theme, and added a couple of design elements. One is a piece of my own artwork, which in this case is the bag of runes, and the other is the atmospheric element of Fire. 

The quote relates to something I believe in very strongly, and that I see daily: you have to want to learn, you have to be able to go beyond what you are taught. I have been drawing with the profession of an artist in mind since I was 12. I approach every assignment, every opportunity as if it is the most important one I have to do. It is never just for school. It is for my life as an artist, so everything is the best I can do at that point, other wise why bother?

I made the holiday meal for my sister and I. I am the cook in our part of the family. She gets to take home all the dark meat, and half the food. She doesn't really cook much. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because I really love to cook. I do truly hope everyone had a wonderful day. I am very grateful for all that is happening in my life right now, even the less than perfect parts because they are opportunities.