Today was a very momentous occasion for me. It seemed the normal one at first, and I was going about my business as usual. I did my morning gesture drawings, an hour of creative writing exercises, and a bit of homework. This is when everything changed.

I logged on to the Academy's website (I take online courses), and go to check my instructor's comments for last week's project. I seriously admire this man's work, it is simply breathtaking.

His gallery can be found here...http://www.augustehaboush.com/

Anyway, he was reviewing a portrait that I had turned in last week. This may sound insignificant to everyone except for me, but he called me an artist. An artist! Something I've always dreamed of being, but always thought it was just out of my grasp, and here he is, saying it loud and clear. I listened to his comment a few times, and just cried for a few minutes. I couldn't believe that someone I admired so much would think of me this way. I've worked incredibly hard to get this far, and...well...words just cannot describe how I feel.

That in and of itself made today one of the best, and definitely the most memorable, of my life.