Some Artist never find a way...

                                      A Tattoo that I may not have Chosen.
WarDaddy says....
  I make a rotten "Starving Artist". I an an Artist, but as for the starving part I never really got that. I get skinny so fast its scary. Lucky for me I picked up Tattooing as a skill early on.  I've done shows and sold "real art" but I never have (really my fault) caught on to the point that I could stop doing Tats.  Part of doing Tats for me has included a lot of tattoos that I would never have done for the "artistic integrity". A lot of M.O.B on broke dudes and butterflies on asses that should never be exposed to light. It never made me rich. Sometimes it didn't even feed me. Everything has its ups and downs. But some Artists never find a way to be who they are and still make enuff to justify whatever it is that they do. Having found away to eat and still be me is a blessing. Maybe I got a really large artistic piece waiting for me to bring it into reality. maybe not. Maybe I got nothing in my future but pointless ass tattoos. But there is some poor guy out there submitting to a draconian dress code so he can proudly say "I draw Mickey Mouse!".  In my book (the only one that matters)I'm doing O.K.. Not wildly rich or acclaimed, but O.K.

In conclusion: If the whole starving till the world notices your greatness works for you, then run with it. I'll applaud your success. If along the way you keep from starving by selling crappy Hallmark cards/ tattoos/club flyers, I still got your back. The people buying are all the critics you need. By Law they should be the only ones you have.