being embarassed

It is day 10 in my draw-a-thon and I am so in love with life.  Blogging has been a great way to "put myself out there" - to put my "artist" self out there and not feel so embarrassed.  Feeling inadequate or untalented, well it gets old.  I always laughed when I told someone I was a Studio Art major because I didn't see myself as artsy enough.  Monet's lilies are not blossoming out of my fingertips and I am nowhere near where I want to be skill-wise but I have my butt planted in my desk chair (pictured below), drawing away all day.  It always feels good to know you are trying.  My Amazon books have been helpful too ... I suppose I will have to get into those on a later post.

Moving on from the overshare, I whipped up my next Monday Artday posting to ensure getting it in on time (my Kara Goucher homage was late - and one of these days I will finish the bldgs and crowd).  The challenge is candy:

 

I'm not sure if bubblegum officially counts as candy, but this is what popped into my head.  The next challenge is train.  Nothing seems to be percolating, and it looks like that will be my third promise made in this blog (to recap):

1.  Complete the train challenge.

2.  Blog about art books I have been reading.

3.  Finish bldgs and crowd (my lady deserves it).

Yes, these promises have been made to the mighty internet universe.  No backing out now.