Nice to see Chris Dyer's there. I own 9 of his original paintings :) I was an art collector before I started to make art myself. If I hadn't gotten to know him through buying his art, and seen his career grow, I doubt I would have had the courage to do it myself. He told me one time "You can't ever expect to make a full time living working as an artist if you are not working as an artist full time". I quit my last job 2 weeks later, and have been doing art full time ever since :)