Hey art friends - just after some advice. I've been drawing for I'd say 5/6 years as a hobby - I draw most days though the time I can spend varies massively due to the fact I work shifts full time. Since I've started I've no doubt improved a lot but I'm still leagues away from where I want to be. I've nowhere near reaching master or being to finish and render any pieces at all. (I'm aiming at gesture/figure drawing and head drawing). I look at artists like Wylie Beckert, Leyendecker, Steve Huston, Claire Wendling and Diego Lucia and I have a yearning to be able to create beautiful art like them but it seems *impossibly* far away - I couldn't even begin to replicate a Beckert peice, for example. How do you guys deal with this? Have any of you felt this but pushed through and achieved your desired level? I feel like I've selected good 'art parents' but can't get anywhere near them. Thanks!