We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Allan Ginsburg. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Allan below.

Alright, Allan thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. How did you learn to do what you do? Knowing what you know now, what could you have done to speed up your learning process? What skills do you think were most essential? What obstacles stood in the way of learning more?

I’m a self-taught artists, that means that in order to improve my skill set I had to do a lot of research on my own, as well as a lot of trial and error. There’s also a part that came very natural to me, I’ve always been very creatively inclined and I’m passionate about what I do so I’ve always enjoyed practicing and challenging myself as much as possible, sometimes that leads to some frustration though, especially if I push myself too much but that’s the only way to grow.
Having a mentor would’ve probably accelerated my ability to use watercolors but on the other hand having no one to tell you the “limits” and “rules”of the medium means you don’t have boundaries and I think this leads into a much deeper exploration.

Allan, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I’m a contemporary watercolor artist that seeks to express the deepest universal human emotions to help my viewers connect and understand their own emotions in ways they had not explored before.
I’m a an artist and in some weird way I know I’ve always been, although I hadn’t pursued it professionally until about a year ago.
I used to live in Mexico City where I used to be an architect. I worked on some of the best and most prestigious architectural firms in Mexico before opening my own firm, until I moved to The Woodlands, Texas and I switched careers to be an artist. I’ve always been creative but being an artist allows me to explore and convey a more expressive and emotional aspect of my creative side.
About how to get into the industry, like any other industry it’s all about knocking on doors, experience rejection and being resilient enough to keep going

Do you think there is something that non-creatives might struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can shed some light?

In a society where the worthiness and success of anything comes down to money, I think it would be hard for some people to understand that the motor that drives me is not fueled by it. Yes, I understand the importance of money as a mean to survive in this world, and I appreciate it, but as a creative if your driven by it you won’t be able to explore beyond creating a product.
I’m not seeking to create products, my goal is to create art.
So I guess this applies more specifically to artists but I think it’s something all creatives could explore.

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

My mission is to express the most profound human emotions through my paintings, allowing the viewers to connect and explore their own emotions and thoughts in a much deeper way.

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