Of course the barbed wire of our limitations is always in the foreground. There is no good in pretending that those fences aren’t entirely real. But it also doesn’t hurt to lift your gaze toward what is beautiful and out of reach.
What do you look toward, even though you may never touch it?
I may never reach overwhelming recognition for my art work: basically my watercolor paintings. I have sold and given paintings to others, including friends and as retirement gifts for acquaintances. Much of it is because of my attitude…not enough confidence in my work; using a style that is not of current interest; not taking time to understand how to market my paintings; failure to continue learning and improving; not wanting to charge enormous prices because I think that not just the elite should own original paintings; spending time in other activities that I have placed ahead of painting in the studio; and, of course, other reasons that are not apparent to me. Sometimes, in thought, I say to myself “Oh, perhaps I’ll be like Van Gogh! When I’m dead and gone, then my work will be recognized and my name and work will be famous and valuable.”
Dreams sometimes come true, though, don’t they?