Well, hello there! It’s been a hot minute since I last posted.
I’d love to say that I’ve been wiling away my time painting, filling up my walls and sketchbooks. But, that couldn’t be farther from the case.
You see, sometimes I do this thing where I set great big expectations for myself: such as big projects, big aspirations. Like painting daily with specific schedules to follow. I have every intention of doing it, and am excited about it, but then… life happens. You know what I mean — work projects pick up, kids get sick, housework overflows, I hit full on burnout mode where I don’t have the energy to do anything more than stare at the desk at the end of the day — you know the drill.
Trying to force a specific practice schedule when one is already scheduled with responsibilities up to the teeth is a recipe for failure (at least for me). And that’s okay! I can totally see my skills grow and develop even just through quick, simple paint swatches and mixing exercises.
One thing I’m learning through my art practice is that I need to be more gentle with myself. I don’t need to make perfect paintings, I don’t need to follow a perfect schedule. I just need to enjoy the moment and take it for what it is: self-care. At the end of the day, my art practice is self-care, and I shouldn’t try to force it to be anything more than that.
So with that said, I’m hoping to return to posting regularly. I have had some fun breakthroughs during my few creative sessions recently that I’d like to share!