HOOK - SIGNED: Rob Schamberger Newsletter 06JUN24
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Hi. My name's Rob Schamberger. I'm that guy who paints rasslers. And other stuff. And we keep gettin’ richer but we can’t get our picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone.
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When I started planning out who the first AEW wrestlers I’d paint were, before I was even signed, HOOK was for sure in that initial group. He’s a definite homegrown star that has an even brighter future ahead of him, I feel. Plus a great head of hair.
As we’ve seen with my last signed print, these will likely sell out pretty quickly so if you want one make sure you’re refreshing your screen at ShopAEW right at 12PM CST!
UPCOMING AEW/PWT PAINTINGS
Julia Hart
Thunder Rosa - SIGNED
Adam Copeland
Danhausen - SIGNED
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Rob’s Art on ShopAEW
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Rob and Jason Arnett's novella Rudow Can't Fail!
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Rob’s prints and shirts at Pro Wrestling Tees!
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YOU GOOD?
A couple weeks removed from my Italy trip I think my biggest takeaway was that I went there to learn how to be a better artist and instead I found a path towards accepting the artist that I am. I went across the Atlantic Ocean to another country on another continent, I traveled until I found myself.
The experience reminded me of this quote from my favorite show Babylon 5, of all things:
The theory is, if you're separated from yourself, you start walking and you keep walking until you meet yourself. Then you sit down, and you have a long talk. Talk about everything that you've learned, everything that you've felt, and you talk until you've run out of words. Now, that's vital, because the real important things can't be said. And then, if you're lucky, you look up, and there's just you. Then you can go home.
Because that’s what happened to me. Especially over the last year I took a lot of hits. On a nearly daily basis with my prior client I was told that I wasn’t good enough and that my instincts were all wrong and unfortunately I internalized that and began to believe it. As I’ve disentangled from that and am doing the work in therapy, I’m beginning to open myself back up to believing in myself and my work. There’s a lot from my past that would lead me to accept those negative thoughts but I’m also not that kid anymore. If something’s not the right fit I can let it go.
I flew over there to find some sort of external answer to the questions I had about myself and my art, only to find that I possessed those answers myself. It’s kind of beautiful.
Love you more,
Rob
The quote from Babylon 5 moves me -- thank you for sharing!