Monday, 14 April 2025

Cheating the Muse - Letter L

Hey there, creative friend!

Yesterday, we arrived at the halfway point for #the100dayproject, and tomorrow, we will reach the same point for this blog challenge.

We challenge ourselves to learn something new or to expand our skillset. The question I am asking myself at this point is: what did I learn so far?

The answer to that question is two-fold:
  1. A daily practice of art or creative writing helps to get things done. Projects that take time can be finished earlier than planned.
  2. I have also learned to improve how I manage my time because of this commitment.
A surprising, or perhaps not, thing also happened. The Raven project, which took many hours so far, is not as good as I could make it. In one or two sessions, I was rushing and made a mistake. When I realised it, it was too late to fix it. I am experienced, so I could adapt my drawing so that the error is not visible to the viewer.

This doesn't mean that I am happy that I had to change it. Lesson learned. I love large and complex art projects, and I will take this lesson with me when I work on the next one.

Until tomorrow!
💜 Linzé

PS: Just scroll back one post, if you are curious about the Raven project I mentioned.


4 comments:

  1. I like to work on projects continously but I think it's better to do a bit at a one because the rush to finish can sometimes make you make mistakes. I wish I can be better at managing my time but sadly, I'm not good at keeping a schedule even when I have the time.

    Your raven drawing looks good. If you don't tell people, who would know the mistakes? I suppose we are prone to perfecting things, like many creatives, there is a new to make things just the way we want.

    Have a lovely day.

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    1. I've learned that you cannot manage your time. [Mind management, not time management by David Kadavy]. Maybe next time I should blog about the books I've learned from over the years. On the drawing: Thank you, Lissa. 😊 You're right about not telling people. But the trick is not to show them the reference image 😉

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  2. What did I learn so far is a good focus for this halfway point. Thank you for getting me thinking about it.

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    1. Hi Maria, I also needed to have a think about where I stand since I am doing two challenges at the same time. I am happy to hear that my musings were helpful to you. Thank you for stopping by! 💜

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