May 20, 2005
First try
I have decided to call this painting 'Embrace' and it is a combination of acrylic and oil - basically whatever I could find (I still haven't replenished my supplies!) I am not totally convinced it is finished yet but I thought I would show you my progress anyway.
Its my first attempt to get back into painting. I'm not sure how I feel about this effort. Part of me thinks its not a bad try and then another part of me thinks its rubbish and I shouldn't bother. This is a familiar feeling for me and something I need to get over. Anytime I do something that I am not completely happy with those old insecurities come flooding back. This is why it has taken me so long to do anything. I don't know what I am afraid of, its not like I have anything to lose. Sometimes I think my expectations of myself are too high and I want to run before I can walk.
I am determined to keep going and not to let these feelings take over. Otherwise I will be back at square one and my canvases will start to resemble a scene from Great Expectations, never to see the light of day.
On another note my friend is over visiting from Canada tomorrow, so I won't be posting until the end of next week - hopefully I get time to do this weeks Illustration Friday topic.
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