We were lucky to catch up with Ian McIntosh recently and have shared our conversation below.

Ian, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today I’m sure there have been days where the challenges of being an artist or creative force you to think about what it would be like to just have a regular job. When’s the last time you felt that way? Did you have any insights from the experience?

Overall, I am happy as an artist. It gives m another way that I can express myself. As I get older, I’m learning that communication doesn’t necessarily get easier and that it’s important to be able to speak to people in more than one way. Being creative allows me to think outside the box and it also allows me to perceive the emotional spectrum in a more productive way. I find its okay to not be happy or upset. As these emotions won’t last forever, but while I am experiencing them, what can I learn from this? What can I take from this emotional experience and translate it into something artistic? You can even apply this same kind of thinking working at a regular job, like I already do now. Working at a regular job has never kept me from wanting to create things. Sometimes having a regular job can provide different perspectives on things you wouldn’t normally get around creative people.

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

My name is Ian McIntosh. I’m a software developer and multi-disciplined in various creative art mediums. My favourite being photography. I only became interested being an artist when I was younger because I was so impressed with how it made me feel. I didn’t understand it but once I learned that it could be more than fun it became everything. So I spent most of my life trying to create my own lane to sit in comfortably with art. I’m inspired by so many things, listing them all would turn into a book. When I’m working with or for others, I really like to just develop a relationship. Because the details are often in between or below the surface. Most clients I’ve worked with have a hard time expressing their true self and they get into work mode, it’s a challenge to get them to just unwind and just be. Dealing with these challenges are great opportunities for growth and to try something different. I’m most proud of myself and work I produce when I am challenged like this. I don’t like to do things the same way all the time and I’m okay with it not working out exactly how it goes but I know for sure the experience is amazing and I’ll get it in short time.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

Leaving a living legacy behind. I have children and really close people to me. When I’m dead on gone, I want them and people to be able to look at or listen to my work and know and say, “Yeah, that’s Ian.”

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

I think the most rewarding thing is just being able to provide a unique perspective on things. We all understand art in our own way and we feel different about it. Getting people to not think so much, but feel what you’re trying to convey in your art is extremely rewarding.

Contact Info:

• Website: ianmac.live
• Instagram: @__ianmac__
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-mcintosh-texas?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app
• Twitter: @ianmac__
• Other: ianmac.dev

Image Credits
The portrait I have is of a photographer in Fort Worth named Sam. @10stages on instagram