Artist in Training

I am an artist. But I'm not yet the artist I would like to be. Who is?

I lack direction. I often lack the time or funds. But, mostly, I lack discipline.

This blog is an effort to set myself on the right track by monitoring my progress...or lack of it.

Frankly, the thing that most often derails my progress is myself. Whether it's from laziness or fear of failure, I seem to actively undermine my progress and build barriers for myself. I also have a really aggressive tendency to blame my failure on other things, the most common of which are:

• Money (or lack, thereof)
• Time (likewise, the lack of)
• Family (the demands of which consume my time and money)
• Job (which also consumes my time without producing enough money)
• Bad Luck
• Bad Timing
• Bad Attitude
• {Fill in the Blank}
  

I am my own worst enemy.

I don't expect this blog to suddenly change everything. I have forty years of behavior to moderate, after all. But, I hope that by the simple process of writing my goals, celebrating my successes, and documenting my processes, I can get a better grasp of what I am doing right and what I am not. Of celebrating my strengths and identifying my weaknesses.

The creative areas I would like to nurture are:

• Photography
• Writing (both Fiction and Journaling)
• Scrapbooking
• Music

So, in the days to come, I intend to address these areas more directly. I will talk about what I am doing, both directly and indirectly, to reach personal fulfillment and growth with my art. It will also be interesting to see how improvement and/or change in these areas impacts the other areas of my life.