"bleed and feed": hey, it works for me.

As a working artist, I divide my day into two parts. “Bleed and Feed”.

The Bleed Part. Taking care of business. Doing work for my clients. Working on new Cube Grenade ideas etc. Trying to find new clients etc. Trying to get my bills paid etc etc.

The Feed Part. I go and make drawings for myself. Completely non-commercial. Often no more than doodling in my sketchbook. Just me and a pen, trying to feed my well. Often accompanied by a nice glass of red.

I try to do both every day. “Bleed” gets my morning and afternoons. “Feed” happens mostly after dinner, before bedtime.

Yeah, I guess this is a variation on The Sex & Cash Theory. It’s all good.

All successful artists “Bleed and Feed”, in their own way. The ones who don’t- who just try to do one or the other- tend to burn out rather quickly. That’s just Reality.

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