Creating art is and is not a lonely endeavor.
Only I know what it is I’m trying to make the painting do. (Although sometimes I’m not so sure!)
But when I’m stumped or having difficulties, I bring it to my weekly painting night for input or I post an image of the painting on WetCanvas.com for help and encouragement from the artists there. And in that way, it is not a lonely endeavor. When I get input from other artist in the creation process, my painting becomes so much better than it was. My painting technique has improved so much in the last few years because of wonderful artists both locally and at WetCanvas.com who have shared their insight and encouragement.

And it is not just other artists who have helped me along in my artistic journey. When I share my paintings with friends and family through this blogsite, hearing positive comments about my work just gives me so much joy. It also makes me want to paint more. And as with almost anything else, the more you do of it the better you can become. So the wonderful comments I have gotten about my work have made me want to paint even more.
As I reflect on this past year of painting, I feel that I have made great improvement. A lot of that improvement came from painting more. And the desire to paint more came from the encouragement and help I have received.
Thank you for all the wonderful comments.