How do you get better with your painting?
It is called practice.
Painting is what I do. Study and practice is something I embrace! It is called miles of brushwork if you are a two-dimensional artist.
I know it is a complement if someone says to me: “I wish I had your talent.” Talent does not necessarily get you from point “A” to point “B”, but practice will!
If you do another kind of art, then you know there are skills you need to internalize by doing them over and over. And over! Learning to embrace the small things needed to do your kind of artwork is essential. We all talk about it being the journey, and not the destination.
I’m going to say it one more time. The more you do what you want to learn, the more it will become second nature. Then you can move on to the next theory, the next idea, or the next level.
Each theory, each new idea, builds on the ones before it!The love of our own individual process is the joy and the intent. Believe me, we each have our own pathway. The bright spot is that you are always changing and growing. It is never boring or stagnant! Learn to love the doing of what you have chosen to do!
It took me a long time to learn to embrace the frustration, the mistakes, the failed attempts, etc. Those are the most important…
