Importance of do no wrong attitude and luck

Tall Side Mountains - digital painting - 2006 - Dan Beck

It is the case with creativity, that sometimes a piece feels like you hooked it.  And sometimes a piece is completed, but just doesn’t speak to you as strongly.

It is the most fun when one is on a roll - when you create a piece you like and another and another etc.  It is akin to being in the zone as an athlete.

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That feeling of being able to do no wrong is awesome - and like most things in life - latching on to the attitude can bring on the right results.

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Sometimes a creative endeavor - like life - requires luck.  In this piece, I was lucky because I did not save the digital painting along the way as much as I normally do - but I overworked and botched it.  I didn’t plan on painting the same piece again - but found a new approach - and it worked.

Ah yes, don’t be afraid to get lucky!

See Also

• Santa Lucia Impression
  Similar theme from a different time - but done with zone attitude
• The Joy of Living in the Zone
  Nice article in that it draws many parallels
• The Zone
  what I read I found to be quite clear and easy to grasp

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