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January 2022 STRADA Challenge – Week 4

This week I struggled almost every day to get myself into the studio. So I’m extra proud of myself for making the effort to show up each day. I’ve done several of these 30 day challenges and I know how difficult they can be, but I always find myself struggling more than I anticipate at the onset.

With this challenge I’ve been annoyed at the outcome of a lot of the paintings. They just aren’t aways up to my standards. Again, I know this comes with the territory of a challenge like this, but I apparently have high expectations of myself. The majority of the paintings I’ve done so far have turned out really nice. It’s just hard to always appreciate the final result when the journey to get there was so difficult.

The good news is there is only 4 more days of painting left. And then I can take a day or two off. The plan is to paint something next month for the Canyon River Runners Art Show in Green River, Utah. I have an idea of what I want to paint, but it is going to be ambitious.

2 responses to “January 2022 STRADA Challenge – Week 4”

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    hilda5462

    I really hear you about the struggle to show up every day, Amber! I have really had to take myself in hand, lately and work to rebuild my ‘art hours’ to the point where I am actually getting somewhere again and I am proud to say that for the last 3 weeks I have shown up EVERY DAY….sometimes for only 15 minutes, but, it still counts, right and it seems to have got me to the point where I am starting to really look forward to it and really get stuck in and forget the time! Best wishes with your own ‘showing up’ and nice work – 30 days is quite a lengthy challenge and often life likes to interrupt and challenge that!!!

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    1. Amber Avatar
      Amber

      Showing up is the hardest part. Congratulations on hitting your 3 week milestone! Life definitely tries to interrupt, and not everyone understands why I can’t “just take a day off” when I’m the only one holding myself to the challenge. Art is definitely a disciplined practice. Good luck with your own “showing up”! It’s worth the effort.

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