I am Dave Kim.

Obviously, I am not the only Dave Kim that exists in this world but I am the Dave Kim.
I am the Dave Kim that laughs with you.
I am the Dave Kim that laughs at you.

I draw (kind of) and I write (kind of). So this endeavor is a retaliation for everything that was, is and will be and so I present to you my heart and soul. Neither are for sale, just as yours should not be up-for-grabs either. I've found that giving all that I am has given me the greatest growth in all aspects of my life and I'm simply doing what I need to continue growing.

Like you, there are quite a few sides to me.

One facet is that I draw.

I draw because I can't not draw. I've been drawing since I was a child but stopped when I reached the age of adulthood. When I realized that truth about myself, I made my first adult decision to draw again. Because this is such a large part of my life, I want to share it with you so that you can take part in it.
If you'd like me to draw something for you, the info is on the Commissions tab above. I have some of my work showcased in the gallery section, as well. UPDATE: I've taken the Commissions tab down for now and I'm not sure if I'll be putting it back up yet. The Gallery is being reworked and I do have some work posted on the Art Blog.

While I've been drawing, I decided to blog my work and found myself wanting to say something else. Something more.

The thing is I imagine you and I are very alike.

I imagine that you work hard. I imagine that you love your family and friends. I imagine that you do the right thing and that sometimes you're punished for it. I imagine you're as frustrated as I am. I imagine that you deserve more and are usually given less. I wish that I could say that all this is in my imagination.

I am not, by any means, telling you how to live your life but I do want you to be happy. I'm expressing how I deal with mine and about the simple truths that I've come to learn along the way. We'll be discussing these simple truths amongst other things.

Before we move forward, there is one point that I emphatically can not express enough.

You will not learn anything from this by simply reading. You will only learn by doing. You can not learn to swim unless you jump in the water. I don't care how many books you've read or how many Michael Phelps youtube clips you've watched, you will drown. On the flip side, you shouldn't just jump in either.

Be strong. You're not going to like everything I say but you'll know why it needs to be said.

Chicken soup helps those who have a cold. I've got broken legs that will not work unless I continue thru rehab and physical therapy. It hurts something fierce and I want to quit at least three times a day... but I won't and neither will you.

So here I am.
Rock you like a hurricane.