Wednesday 29 June 2016

12 Reasons To Never Date An Artist

1. Don't assume that our jobs are easy. Creative work involves a lot of mind shifting and boggling. Sometimes we just need to be silent and lazy around to get the inner peace needed for an artist’s creativity. In short, don’t interrupt while I daydream

2. If I fail, don't laugh or make fun of me or my art.

3. I don't want to draw you naked. You are not Kate Winslet and I am not Leonardo Di Caprio and our relationship is not Titanic.

4. I am going to call colours by their names. Tivoli gold, Magenta, Gerenium Red, Cornflower blue, Bermuda Blue etc so just get over it

5. I am ruled by FEELINGS and weird emotions and to get over those emotions or execute them properly, I need space alone but don't worry, I'll be right back.

6. For our female counterparts in art, they never have nail polish or manicure on their figures because our hands are for creating art, not looking pretty. I will show up at dinner with paints under my fingers. Come on.! It’s not dirt, its art. Baby, you will never be touched by clean hands again even in places that can’t be mentioned in public

7. All bills are on you. Get that right. Read it again. Yes. I mean it.

8. My dressing is an extension of my creativity so expect to see serious style and fashion risks sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. Moreover, I have tried all types of hairstyles, from long to short to coloured so I hope your mum is not the type to be scared by appearance

9. I hate authorities and rules so don't try to rule me or try to argue because I won’t allow you to win any argument and if you find yourself winning arguments, then know that we have already broken up or we are beginning to slowly break up

10. I will want to argue/fight with you so that I get a good story to write on my new poem/play/narrative so take care

11. Our mantra is, ‘Rules were meant to be broken/bent’. We make our mistakes appear like they were planned. Imagine having done a magnificent portrait then as I sign up, paint blobs on it. I will let it remain there then say it’s a new design and people will accept it. The same principal applies in real life. Catch me red handed kissing another girl and I will convince you that it’s a prank.

12. I live in a land far beyond your imagination so don’t treat me normally. Treat me like you would treat a mad man who I'd normal

[ B.o.B A Whoof Deh , June 2016, I am An Artist Too]