Sometimes it feels like a piece is beyond repair. No matter what, it looks… well… wrong. I tried and tried to fix it but after it was finished and I signed it, I just couldn’t help myself. It just was not up to my personal standards, so this is the result.
This isn’t really a bad thing, though! I consider it a learning experience. Sometimes we need a little error in our lives to show just how far we have come and just how we won’t settle for “less.” A little jolt now and then is a good thing! 😀
However, all was not lost! I made do with it anyway. I have it hanging in my art room as a reminder that I am allowed to mess up now and then. It isn’t the end of the world! It was a very therapeutic thing to frame it with the intention of still calling it art. It’s a win-win!
Art is art. It doesn’t matter how it is executed, or even the result of that execution. Mistakes are still part of the process. Keep the pencils moving!
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Apparently, we aren’t allowed to show our flaws. Perfection isn’t perfect, people. Just because one artist does things one way, doesn’t mean all artists should do the same thing.
I am happy with the ending of this story, so why should other’s try to take that away? It’s not like I ripped up YOUR art… This is actually a story with a fairytale ending, so why shouldn’t it be celebrated?
To hell with the elitists! I will rip up any damned artwork I don’t feel is up to my own limits. If it is not better than my last, then it is not good enough for me. That is growth. I refuse to let my art get stagnant.
Sometimes we have to admit defeat… only you know what is best.
Definitely! And I am not angry at myself, so others shouldn’t be either.