The Messy Middle

GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, just had to get that out. I am in the middle of two different paintings and I am in that spot. The spot that I wonder if it is worth it to keep going, or if its just going to stay ugly forever. Well, never have I ever been wrong about pushing through with a project until the end. But man, if you could see what I look like or the pain and frustration on my face during this “Messy Middle” part, you would probably laugh.

I have had so many people throughout my life tell me that I must have it easy because art isn’t hard and that it is only fun. Are you kidding me? If you are someone like me, and you are trying to pursue your best artistic self, it is anything but easy. It can be a constant struggle, or it can flow, and you can have the time of your life.

Art is hard. Promoting yourself is hard. Pursuing your dream is hard. Sometimes life feels like the messy middle in times, but all it takes is one brush stroke to get you out of it- and you’re back baby!!

Here I go, through this messy middle. WISH. ME. LUCK.

-B