and what does that mean in the topsy-turvy world we are living in? a creative practice can seem insignificant given what is happening any given day in the news. Still, creative ways of looking at the world mean allowing one’s mind to wander and play with any given perspective. Doing so may seed ideas that crack open hardened patterns that benefit our daily mindset and perhaps those of others.
Painting with watercolors are hard. I have challenged myself to paint my beloved pets with varied success. Watercolors are unforgiving; even with a white gouache to hide some mistakes, oils can often forgive an enlarged ear or tucked hindquarter far better than spreading a semi-opaque white over white wet paper.
I’ve grimaced in advance upon yet another iteration; whatever my goal, it may or may not go as planned. Loud and clear is the vulnerability I feel trying something new, to not be particularly good at something. But, one must perservere to add another tool in the toolbelt. I reflect: Painting, Photoshop, Porcelain, Python, XR, machine learning, you name it. None of it was particularly easy, but it became much more so the more I stuck at it. Now those tools and techniques are in my back pocket. And how awesome it is to know the broad array of tools I may bring to a project!
So therefore, I stay the course. I attend to matters of the day, I do what I can in my own small way for the world, and then I get back to pushing my abilities further, even if I don’t see the evidence of mastery just yet. Let’s keep at it.
