When I first decided to participate
in Leslie Saeta’s 30 Painting in 30 Days Challenge I wasn’t sure if this was
for me. I wasn’t sure how I would react to the pressure of creating every day,
taking a picture every day (considering the murky Dutch weather), posting every
day…
After my first aquarelle on January
1st I knew that the plan I had (drawing insects and flowers from
graveyard Huis te Vraag wasn’t going to work. Already I felt a huge resistance
to continue.
Next day I made a flower portrait. In my ‘drawing a day’ sketchbook I had been drawing a few flower portraits and decided to continue with those and there wasn’t a day I got bored with it.
Next day I made a flower portrait. In my ‘drawing a day’ sketchbook I had been drawing a few flower portraits and decided to continue with those and there wasn’t a day I got bored with it.
Some days I feared not being able to
do another one but every morning I would find a fitting face and flower. And in
a months’ time I feel like I did grow in the way I told my story.
Lessons learned: I like working on
projects like this. I like working on not too many things at the same time. I
can (sort of) handle aquarelle paint. I can handle the pressure of having to
finish a painting every day for a longer period. I enjoy creating and I can do
this every day.
Creating makes me happy and no matter what
people from the past or present have told me, I am an artist!
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