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Am I Too Old to Be an Illustrator?

21 Wednesday Oct 2020

Posted by Jessica Chrysler in Illustrator's Perspective

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Globe Pequot Press, Illustration, Illustrators Journal, kidlit, Lon Levin, networking, publishing

by Lon Levin

When are you too old to become an artist? 

I always envisioned myself with white hair and a beard wearing drawstring pants and sandals wandering through my studio filled with large paintings sipping on some nice wine. A true Impressionist’s fantasy.

I had trained to become an illustrator. I graduated from Art Center in the late 1970’s and couldn’t find enough work to continue down that path. I thought I may not be good enough so I turned to art direction which I thought suited me better. 

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