You hear all the time that you have to practice, practice, practice...

That you need to log those 10,000 hours then you’ll be a master. That the only way to get good at anything is to work really hard, keep your head down and just do the work.

That’s true...but there...

A lot of creatives don’t finish what we start. Raise your hand if you have some unfinished canvases that you are saving for some unknown date. 

Is it just procrastination, like we’ve all said about ourselves a million times? Are we really just so busy?

Or maybe it...

A creative dry spell is not fun. You’re in the mood to do some painting--just one tiny problem--you're all out of ideas. 

You've been hanging out online. You checked out some painters you like--but they are all so amazing you had to quit before you started copying the...

Being a beginner at painting, when you are used to being great at a lot of other things by now is a weird place to find yourself, but here you are!

Glad you’re here! I think it’ll be worth the trip.

 No one likes to be bad at something, at least not for long. Some peopl...