However...
It can sometimes be quite challenging. One of the most difficult things is that being an artist is not usually a very lucrative thing. In this society, money rules. And artists do not have a lot of money.
Everybody is careful with there money. Buying art is a non-essential. A luxury. It's understandable. On the economic pyramid artists are near the bottom. Stuggling. Struggling with their art and struggling with their lives. Sometimes, struggling just to survive.
Does it build character? Hmmm. There's only so much character you need. What you do need to do is pay the rent, buy food, then on top of all that you have to buy supplies. Then do the art. If you're lucky you may sell a piece here or there. Not much going around. It's tough.
Still, we keep producing new images. We are compelled. Life goes on. Today, I have about $5 in my wallet. That is it. Technically, I am destitute. Below the poverty line. But spiritually, I am soaring. Free. Easy. One day at a time. Tomorrow a new creation.