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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

Relevant Tags:art and luck, attitude, being in the zone, creative endeavor, digital painting, found new approach, luck, zone

 

Mistakes can be blessings depending on what comes after

      First Stage             3rd(uncertain)Stage      Finished Piece

Below is the third point or tip of ten which can be downloaded in full by following the Free Download links at the Outhouse Studios website.

Don’t worry about mistakes - you don’t have to keep what you create and you might well learn to like that very mistake.

One of my favorite parts in one of the songs I recorded, made me cringe the first time I heard it; but after a couple of listens, it became brilliant. Just like life - what comes after can make the mistake the right choice.

So don’t dwell on a mistake or get caught up in its drama, just keep working on your creative endeavor until the total piece feels right.

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The above stages of a painting and accompanying articles demonstrate working through the uncertain area. The principles of not being too critical and keeping moving will come up again.

See Also

• February Monthly Archives
  Feb 23, 24, 26 articles on above piece
• Lessons for Living: On Making Mistakes
  Another way of looking at mistake making

Relevant Tags:being creative, brilliant mistake, creative endeavor, like mistakes, mistakes, work through uncertainty