What got you into art?

My family always said i was artistic but i never delved into the arts because there were already artists in my family and i felt like i could never be as good/it was too late for me to start. When i was 19 i ended a really bad relationship, got evicted from my first apartment, and had to move back to my moms. It was a really hard time period for me. During the same time period my sister painted a portrait for my mom. It inspired me to be a painter, especially because i was going through such a hard time, i needed a change/light in my life. So i started painting portraits, and told my sister she inspired me to start learn art. She then invited me to work/paint with her so we became extremely close friends and painted with eachother all day everyday. Ours skills greatly improved in just a few years, it changed my life. Im now a “real artist” and am a way better painter than i could’ve ever imagined. Im glad i went through that time period.

But tbh, i often wish that i picked anything else. Being an artist is so fucking hard. Before i picked art i debated being a musician amongst other things. Not sure if those wouldve been better or not but its hard to ignore in this world of AI