We were lucky to catch up with Cameron Oneal recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Cameron, thanks for joining us today. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

With painting and graphic design, everything I currently know was self taught for the most part through a lot of experimentation. I’m constantly learning and still have a lot to learn when it comes to each respective craft. I see the overall learning process as something with no real endpoint. Keeping that mindset and being consistent with your work and processes is, in my opinion, necessary to one’s evolution in their pursuits.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

My name is Cameron Oneal – I’m an artist/designer. I’ve always had a love and admiration for both art and design, which led me to where I’m at now with my current work/aspirations. I grew up around family who had an appreciation and good taste in these things, which inevitably had an influence on who I am and what I do today. From early on, I knew I wanted to pursue a career that catered to my creative interests, so being at a point where I can say that I am doing that is something I’m proud of. Outside of my art, I’m a graphic designer/marketing manager at a digital marketing agency and do freelance work in those areas as well. Being able to use my creativity as a service to help people outside of my own personal pursuits is something that I genuinely enjoy and is just as important as the work I do for myself.

: Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

Just being able to make a living off of my ideas has always been a goal of mine. Staying true to myself and my vision is everything to me, so I could consider that my overall mission of my creative journey, wherever it takes me. I still have a long way to go, and a lot to learn on the way.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

There was a point in time where I believed that being a perfectionist was beneficial to my creative process. However, I came to realize that this was actually way more unproductive than anything, and often led me to never really being happy and/or finishing whatever I was working on because it wasn’t what I deemed “perfect”. I had to learn that I can put my all into something while also accepting the flaws that exist within it. There’s never a perfect idea or perfect piece of work – Once I came to terms with that, it was a definite weight off of my shoulders. I no longer felt the pressure to create this single perfect thing and could create more freely.

Contact Info:

• Website: c-oneal.com
• Instagram: @cmrnonl