Challenges, being what they may, are quite possibly not my bag, as it seems. In my very heart of hearts I thought I could be one of those people who thrive on just such a thing. You know, those special kind of individuals who need to one-up the next guy, break out of the pack, be numero uno, go for the gold!
It’s an admirable quality, I thought, one which I might try to muster up inside myself to push harder to achieve some artistic movement toward an end.
Hello. It’s just not happening over here. Not happening.
The 30 in 30 Challenge I signed up for is not living up to my very lofty expectations. Ahem.
Might I say, without any anxiety on my part, that this is Day 16 in the challenge and the most I’ve painted is…SIX!
And you can ask me if I care. I don’t care at all. The thing is this-I should care! I signed up! I added my blog, my name, and one painting, and I should really care how it looks to the crowd of artists who number over 400 in this event and are fully participating. But I don’t feel any remorse at all.
I look at it this way:
- The idea of the challenge piqued my interest
- The challenge pushed me to get back to painting
- I started seeing my surroundings in my dreamlike/artist way again
I win anyway.
I do completely understand Dora – Life has a way of changing the priorities! In any case, you got back to painting and in just more than 2 weeks you have 6 paintings – that’s not too shabby! By the end of the month, at this pace, you’ll have 12 paintings – and in my opinion, that’s a really good ratio!
Best to you – Sue
Sue, you are so right! If I use my time wisely, and keep working smaller than I usually do, I could manage a good amount of work in the time I have left.
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