We recently connected with Deanna Watson and have shared our conversation below.

Deanna , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us about how you think through these emotions?

I am very happy as an Artist. I don’t wonder what life would be like with a regular job because I still have a regular 9-5 at this point in my art career and I don’t like it. I wish I would have started my career sooner in life so I wouldn’t have to work my 9-5. But I am grateful to have both and one reminds me of how much the other really means to me and makes me happy.

Deanna , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

To my new readers. My name is Deanna Watson. I’m 29 years old and I am an Artist from Cleveland,OH. My main medium is Drawing and Painting. I got into my craft because my Dad was an Artist as well and watching him growing up made me feel so happy on the inside and I wanted to be just like him. I’m a big daddy’s girl *smile*. Seeing what he could do with colors and how he could draw different things that he seen in everyday life really made me feel like I could do it too, and I got addicted to that feeling of wanting to be happy all the time. So here we are *smile*.

I think what sets me apart from other people but also bonds me with other people is that I’ve always been an underdog. My dad was all I had as inspiration for art but he got sick when I was very young so he wasn’t able to teach me much about it. I didn’t go to an artistic school or have artist friends so I got bullied alot in school and out of school. It took a toll on me because I didn’t understand why I was being treated badly for being different then the other kids, especially by other adults. Art was always the first thing cut in schools for “budget reasons” and I was always scared to show my work to anyone because of the trama that regular society put me through. So I stopped doing it for a long portion of my life. But they didn’t break me the way I thought they did. Now I look at it as, it’s always been there but I just needed another match to light my flame again.

I’m very proud of myself now because I never imagined the little girl I was would ever get this far. Everyone had their own expectations of me and I ended up naturally coming back to what I think I was born to do. No matter how much I tried to be something that someone else told me to be. It never lasted long because THAT WAS JUST NOT ME. Now that I’m older. I’m seeing that as a sign that this is who I am and this is what I’m going to die happy doing.

For the ones who are interested, I provide a creative service of my own artwork drawn or painted on canvas or prints. I also do murals in big spaces as well.
Website: worshipmeart.com
Facebook: Deanna DeeDee Watson
Instagram: worshipmeart

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

Yes. My goal doesn’t have a actual date. But at some point in my life, hopefully sooner then later. I would really love to be at a point that my art is my main income and I can live freely instead of working a 9-5. I feel like I would be more stress free, live longer, look younger and be 100x happier that way. Doing something that I love to do and would do for free but getting paid for my gift is awhole different insomnia that only a pinch of us get to actually experience and I’m on a mission to have that luxury one day.

What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

I feel like most people would say that they can support artists by buying their artwork or shouting them out on social media which is very true. But for me it’s deeper then that. I want society to do their best at giving artist more resources just to get through everyday life. Alot of very talented artist are struggling with housing,food, homelessness and drug addiction. Now I’m not telling people to just give a free handout. But I’m tired of seeing artist doing beautiful artwork around my city on big buildings and buses, and they have to sleep on the street every night and don’t even have enough money to catch the bus to the sidewalk that their sleeping on.
I don’t know everyone’s story of how they got to this point of life to where they are struggling and I’m sure we have some people thinking “well it’s not our fault that they spent their money on XYZ ” which may be true also. But some people are just bad with money. We all didn’t grow up knowing how to manage our money and it causes situations like this.
I said all that to say, whenever you do see an artist. Don’t assume that their life is great because they make beautiful artwork. Ask questions, see where their at in life and maybe something as small as a number to rehab or a few new clothes and a hot shower could make a big difference.

Contact Info:

• Website: Worshipmeart.com
• Instagram: Worshipmeart
• Facebook: Deanna DeeDee Watson
• Other: Email: [email protected]

Image Credits
Instagram: alieneyezphotos Alieneyezphotos.com