Thanks Rochelle! Though I think at this point it has become more of a compulsion than discipline. 😅
It was very hard at first. Creating a space so that everything is always out and accessible has helped. Also having a project to work on (something specific I want to do) has helped too.
Getting started is the hardest part so sometimes I'll do just one step at a time and then I can do the next step when I sit down for the next session. When I do that I know exactly where to start. For example, I'll draw the pencil outline in one sitting and then start to paint in the next. Or I'll draw the color chart sketch and take out the colors and leave the page open but wait until the next day to paint it.
That's a great idea to do one step at a time like that! Sometimes I'm deterred from starting something because of the time/energy it would take to finish in one sitting, but it would be nice to do just one step at a time more consistently.
This is VERY inspiring and informative, Lana. Everyone chooses how to use their waking hours, but it’s hard to give up all the fun distractions beckoning us away from a nightly practice like yours.
Thank you! I'm inspired by you, too! When do you find time to do your personal sketches and artwork with your busy schedule? Digital media was really hard to quit at first, and of course I'm not off it all 100% (as you'll see me here, on Substack) but significantly reduced and not missing it like I thought I would. The dopamine is starting to come when I create rather than when I consume. It's been a very interesting shift.
Way to go!! For me, I know the only way I’ll continue to improve is to keep working at it. So it’s a drive, a compulsion, as you mentioned in a comment, a desire to capture just a bit of the beauty we see each day. Well done!!
Thank you for your encouragement and for these words. Beauty and pain. Aren't they often one in the same? And beauty in such tiny, everyday moments. More beautiful than the "profound ones" we're looking for.
Oh yes, absolutely. I agree that beauty is often defined too narrowly, as overtly profound. But I think it’s always lurking around every corner, and in the smallest of elements and moments.
I admire the discipline especially at the end of a long day. It's inspiring!
Thanks Rochelle! Though I think at this point it has become more of a compulsion than discipline. 😅
It was very hard at first. Creating a space so that everything is always out and accessible has helped. Also having a project to work on (something specific I want to do) has helped too.
Getting started is the hardest part so sometimes I'll do just one step at a time and then I can do the next step when I sit down for the next session. When I do that I know exactly where to start. For example, I'll draw the pencil outline in one sitting and then start to paint in the next. Or I'll draw the color chart sketch and take out the colors and leave the page open but wait until the next day to paint it.
That's a great idea to do one step at a time like that! Sometimes I'm deterred from starting something because of the time/energy it would take to finish in one sitting, but it would be nice to do just one step at a time more consistently.
This is VERY inspiring and informative, Lana. Everyone chooses how to use their waking hours, but it’s hard to give up all the fun distractions beckoning us away from a nightly practice like yours.
I love your Banff painting! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you! I'm inspired by you, too! When do you find time to do your personal sketches and artwork with your busy schedule? Digital media was really hard to quit at first, and of course I'm not off it all 100% (as you'll see me here, on Substack) but significantly reduced and not missing it like I thought I would. The dopamine is starting to come when I create rather than when I consume. It's been a very interesting shift.
Way to go!! For me, I know the only way I’ll continue to improve is to keep working at it. So it’s a drive, a compulsion, as you mentioned in a comment, a desire to capture just a bit of the beauty we see each day. Well done!!
Thank you for your encouragement and for these words. Beauty and pain. Aren't they often one in the same? And beauty in such tiny, everyday moments. More beautiful than the "profound ones" we're looking for.
Oh yes, absolutely. I agree that beauty is often defined too narrowly, as overtly profound. But I think it’s always lurking around every corner, and in the smallest of elements and moments.