not so gritty

the roughest times make the best art. sometimes i think that when my life was at it's lowest point was when my art had a real visceral feel. anything but fluffy, it cut, it burned, it really spoke for itself. now that things are going well for me, i find that feeling in my art is gone. i find it's harder to be passionate about "good times" LOL! i guess it's time to discover how to get that gritty realism into the seedy underbelly of joy! 

are you an artist with a change in perspective? comment!