Music and Art Monday, June 11th: Evolution
Sometimes I am a bit hard on myself. OK, much of the time I am a bit hard on myself. This goes for all things performance related. Life is performance based. We all strive to perform the best we can, at whatever we do, and sometimes we tend to beat ourselves up if our performance does not match our expectations.
Some things are easier to compare than others. If we are lifting weights we can see progress from lighter weight to heavier weight. If we are running we can watch our mile times shrink. Other things aren’t so tangible. Some things are so gradual that we hardly notice the change at all.
Painting is one such thing. Skill growth is so gradual that you won’t see changes over a short span of time. But if you look back you will see drastic differences.
Nicole, Acrylic on Paper, 2016
Nicole, Oil on Canvas, 2018
Or you may see no difference at all..
After the Bath, Acrylic on Paper, 2014. My first painting.
The Room, Acrylic on Paper, 2017
Sometimes you just have a change of perspective.
Fine Cigars, Acrylic on Paper, 2016
Fine Cigars Revisit, Acrylic on Paper, 2017
Sometimes your details get sharper.
Selfie, Acrylic on Paper, January 2014
Selfie, Acrylic on Paper, June 2014
Frequently you change the way you see yourself.
Self Portrait, Acrylic on Paper, 2014
Self Imposed, Acrylic on Paper, 2016
The evolution of our abilities isn’t always linear or perfect. We ebb and flow in our talents. Sometimes we meet our own expectations, sometimes we fall short. But we should always keep going…
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