There are two quotes floating around in my mind at the moment. They have both been “pinned” on my Pinterest board for a long time; like old friends I come back and share their wisdom from time to time.

The first is a quote by Vincent Van Gogh: “I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it”. The second is attributed to Karen Lamb: “A year from now you will wish you had started today”.

So with those thoughts in mind, I have finally challenged myself to learn how to draw and paint people. I’m not yet sure where exactly I am heading with that challenge. I have a vague idea of the type of paintings I like and for the moment that vague idea gives me the incentive to learn and practice and persist.

Ugh. I am quietly hoping that in a year from now I will be better than I am now because in reality I find drawing and painting people is extraordinarily difficult. Actually, extraordinarily humbling too. It is not easy to share work that I’ve created when it is not how I imagine it. Still, despite my reservations, I have been sharing on Instagram my journey so far … hopefully it will serve as a reminder of how practice and persistence pays off … at least I hopes so 😉

This is my journey so far (I began this project in mid-January) …