Where to find my best paintings? Hello again. Yes I’m often asked this question and I hand out my card so people can look up my web site. There they check out my latest work. But there’s a catch!
When the weather is good I spend as much time as possible out doors in my ‘plein air’ studio – painting for all I’m worth! Why? Because like any crafts person I’m on a journey, of discovery, of learning, of improvement.
Where to find my best paintings?
Updating my web site and writing blog posts, has to be done on rainy or cold days, or at night when it’s too dark to paint. But when I finish a painting the first thing I do is take high resolution photographs. Then I can put them in one of my online shops.
So here is the Secret: To see my latest and best works – visit my shops online – You have a choice of either: Artfinder click here or my own web site.
Now – about that journey of discovery. – The best way to learn is to practice, a lot, because the more practice you do the better you’ll get, bit by bit, little by little.
Think of the musician learning to play the piano or the violin, the same rules apply.
Some business people say it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become proficient in music. To play with and at the standard required for an ensemble or an orchestra.
So if you are only practicing for say 2 hours a week, it’s going to take you 96 years, to get there. Assuming you don’t take a holiday, or illness etc, or you don’t waste time by not having a good teacher or mentor.
Where can you find my best paintings?
Don’t let me deter you from your chosen challenge, but if you intend to succeed at it, you need to put in the hours. There are no short cuts, but there are rewards, even if they are internal, ie inner satisfaction. The pleasure of achieving a valuable skill, etc. etc. So do keep at it.
Remember that three years at art college, plus many hours of homework etc is an excellent start to a career. But if you didn’t go to college, like me and many others, you will have to work even more, to get to where you would like to be.
Q Do you know where you would like to be on this journey?
– The subject of a future post! Thanks for reading.
Roald Dahl said: Lukewarm is no good! – Go at it Full Speed, with both arms, become passionate about it!