We recently had the chance to connect with Kacey Chumley and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Kacey, thank you for taking the time to reflect back on your journey with us. I think our readers are in for a real treat. There is so much we can all learn from each other and so thank you again for opening up with us. Let’s get into it: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
Oh, dear. Probably coffee and breakfast, checking emails, and then making beds. I like to put on some music in the background while I do it, as long as it’s not too loud and distracting. Then, depending on if I have to go to my day job’s office, either drive to work or start some laundry.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Kacey and I am an oil painter and former tattoo artist. I create oil paintings for Comic-Cons, horror conventions, and commissions. I also do a lot of workshops and online lessons on oil painting.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
A mischievous little gremlin, probably. I was intensely creative from a young age and I’ve never been fully able to suppress it, even when the rest of the world told me it wasn’t practical. I guess that much hasn’t changed, but I’m grateful to still be able to do art on the side and create things for others to enjoy.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
This is a great question. It teaches work ethic, humility, and having a backbone. You never learn anything if you think you already know everything. It doesn’t, however, teach you to be kind to yourself. Combining your knowledge of success and failure is really the only way to do it. You have to be honest about your flaws but remember that it’s human to have them.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. What important truth do very few people agree with you on?
That taking the cheap way out creates meaningless art. I have seen so many creative jobs replaced by AI that it almost feels like traditional painting is a dying art. I always find meaning in it, though. It’s more human than AI could ever be.
Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
That I allowed people to be authentic to themselves, and allowed love to radiate through my real life and work. I’m hoping that will be my legacy, God willing.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://kaceynoel.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_kaceynoel_/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Kacey-Noel-Art-61556960063842/
- Other: Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/kaceynoelart
Outschool: https://outschool.com/classes/introduction-to-oil-painting-LedOFsux
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/kaceynoelart
Image Credits
N/A. All photos taken by me.
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