How Wonderfully Amazing!

This sketch is the beginnings of the Lighthouse project I wrote about in the previous blog, hope you like where it's going. The final drawing will be in colored pencil - a medium I've not seriously worked with before, so this will be interesting. Since starting this piece, I've also been working on improving my skills for capturing the likeness of people; this has always been a challenge for me. What I'm coming to realize in the process of awakening this "artist within" is that I lack patience with myself. My expectations are high and my self criticism is grossly skewed against me.  I get really frustrated while developing a piece, pick up the eraser (a no no particularly when lying down the foundation), or just trash it and start over and this can be after much time has been invested. Time is our most valuable commodity so wasting it adds more stress and on and on.... Perhaps this is why I was so negligent of my gift in the past and for the most part, left my sketchbook to collect dust. I have a tremendous amount of patience with others (although that's changing as I grow older - tee hee hee), but why not for myself? Hmmmm... - so, here's another virtue that my gift will teach me..."patience"... how wonderfully amazing. I mean, check it out... here's a God given gift that is FREE, is actually fun and relaxing, that challenges me, and teaches me practical lessons that I can apply to every aspect of my life!!! AND, if you're reading this, then just maybe you'll start to see how your gift(s) will serve you in the same way.  I now know that if I want to reach that level of peace of mind that I so desire, I have to continue to develop my God given gifts, no matter what; so says that Still Small Voice - wow.

       This Saturday, I will spend a few hours clearing out a room in my home in order to create a space for my art studio... having the right tools is very important.                                                                                         

       Some days, I don't feel much like blogging, but each time I sit down to do so, I have some sort of epiphany. It's the same with my art, I know that getting back into my artwork, and persevering, it will take me down paths I probably can't even imagine right now. Anyway - I'm glad I dropped in to the blog spot... thanks for dropping in too. =)