I like to paint. Am I an artist? Heck yeah! Well, technically an artist is someone who does art. I do art. So, I’m an artist. Am I good at it? Nope. Do I care? Nope. Do I keep getting out my paintbrushes and seeing what lands on the paper? Yep. Sometimes things sort of work out and sometimes not. Many times, not. The cliche of ‘art is in the eye of the beholder’ is true. I’ve seen some really, what I’d call, ‘ugly-ass art’ sell for thousands of dollars. Who knows? Maybe I’ll get lucky, and some art guru will see MY ugly-ass art and think it’s a masterpiece. Ahhhh…the things dreams are made of. I likely have a better chance at winning the lottery!

We often shy away from things were not good at. It’s human nature I suppose. I USED to be one of these people, but not anymore. I mean, am I going to get good at painting by NOT doing it? THAT would be amazing, but it’s not going to happen. How about you? What piques your interest, but you’re afraid to do because, well, you might suck at it? I don’t know where we ever got the idea that we have to be good at something (especially creative things) right out of the gate. Being creative takes practice. I mean, doing something poorly isn’t the worst thing in life, (as long as it’s not your job or your relationships or being a good human.) Not doing something because you might not be good at it sucks even more! I’ll share some of my ugly-ass art, so you too can see that it’s ok to suck. No, I’m not brave. I simply don’t mind if you know I suck at painting. It’s not a big secret. I have to laugh sometimes. I’ll paint something and then be like ‘OMG! What the hell is this?’ and crack myself up! I paint because I enjoy it. It gets me away from the keyboard and let’s face it, painting is fun. Get some paint brushes, a pencil or some crayons, whatever you have and just start creating outside of your comfort zone. Enjoy the sucking-at-art as I do. Can’t draw a straight line? Me either. Who cares? Who knows, maybe that guru will like your ugly art more than my ugly art and offer you millions and you can say it was all because of me.

Splatter on, Donna