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In the spirit of getting back on board with creating I'm making an effort to update my journal more. It helps motivate me. I also started up a Tumblr account, which I never thought I would actually do... but here it is! http://jonathanmclaren.tumblr.com/ At the moment I'm faced with that conundrum that most artists are faced with... self-doubt. While it is easy to say, 'yes, I will create more' it is frustrating that I am unable to create work that is the quality which I want to achieve. I have a habit of being hard on myself yet this really is the force that stopped me from creating anything at all for a while. I'm starting to appreciate th

Hello? It's been a while... years actually. I feel a bit like Rip van Winkle... does anyone out there even know that reference? I feel older and that's because it is true. I'm much older now than my last submission on here. Well DeviantArt, it has been a while and I feel like saying 'I missed you.' Where do start after such a long hiatus? This was a place I came to during high-school to escape the boring living reality I felt stuck in at the time. It was a place where people admired my imagination and I got addicted to the recognition. I fell into a dangerous trap, and that was not creating art because I enjoyed the process, but because I wa

Well I must say its been a while since I've posted last... over a year now.  Seems theses things are pretty few and far between, and it seems that I highlight this point with every post :P So I will be having a show in NEW YORK!  Yes... I am excited, and a little surprised, though it is true.  A close friend of mine was kind enough to forward examples of my work to the curator of the gallery and soon after I was invited to participate in a show featuring multiple artists from all over. The show will have each participant submit 5 12"X12" canvas pieces.  I will post them once they are complete. The show date is for July 18 @ 195 Chrystie St