Picture a medieval battle with two armies facing each other in a valley. One army, the red army is small, made up of about 100 archers and the other side, the blue army has 1000 fighting men. The sides don't seem evenly matched. If the archers want to win the battle they have to let loose thousands upon thousands of arrows. An individual arrow may be blocked by a shield, deflected by armor, or it may miss entirely. If the arrows come down like rain they will hit home and the battle will be won.
Art whether it is writing, painting, photography, sculpting, music, dance, is similar. If art is created fierce, often, fearlessly, and without fail it is more likely to succeed.
Does that mean that any artist can create thousands of works and they are guaranteed to strike it rich on one of them?
No.
If the archer's in the red army were unskilled, untrained, undisciplined, and ill equipped the arrows wouldn't leave the bows. When a soldier is not fighting, he/she is training.
Because it takes:
• Discipline
• Dedication
• Courage
• Skill
• Proper Equipment
Art works the same way; you require continued dedication to honing your skills, building confidence, obtaining the proper equipment, and continuing the art that you love! If the artist maintains the discipline of the warrior and practices his medium as a lifelong path, they have succeeded.
Brian Darnell
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Friday, August 7, 2009
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