Tigers

I painted a picture today. It only took me a few hours and I'm not totally satisfied with the outcome but, I did it. This is the second oil painting that I have ever done (the first is a bland landscape that the world will never see) and though I cant foresee this hanging in a gallery anywhere, the entire process was enjoyable. I realize more and more that to be a success at anything is to be productive. Produce art and you are an artist. Talk about producing art and you are just some guy that talks about stuff he never does. Not every painting, drawing, or piece of furniture is going to be a wonderful heirloom, but each piece can serve as a step or an exercise to something better. Every artist that I know and admire has boatloads of work that are painted over or set aside because they aren't quite right. Here's to the second of many more mediocre pieces that will hopefully lead to something great.