Art Is Hard

As much as I love drawing, painting, art, and all other weird creative stuff. I'm not going to lie. It's hard.

It gets tough. Anyone can learn to do it. But that doesn't make it easy.

First off, drawing itself is just hard. And you get very frustrated, and your head hurts. And you're trying to make "The Thing" happen, "The Thing" is not happening.

This is not "The Thing", . . .

. So you stopped. And you have to ask yourself "Oh, Am i actually an idiot?

" I can't do this. And continuing to do it is going nowhere. But somehow, you just have to move on from that, and keep doing it.

And you have to do it again, and again, and again, And it could either look like it's getting better, or it's getting worse, you can't even tell anymore. But somehow you keep doing it. And then suddenly, you're done.

You did it over, and over again, and you learned it. And now you can finally look yourself in the mirror, and you can say, "Wow, I can draw. .

. . .

. . .

a cube, . . .

. . Congratulations to me!

" So you moved past that difficulty, And now you're learning a lot more "Hey, maybe I'll try drawing some anatomy, some perspective, maybe I'll try some forms that aren't cube. " And you keep doing it And you're actually using the cube to learn something different something new, and it actually works! So you're learning and trying new things, and because of that now you're doing entirely new Original creative work of your own And now you can look at all of that, all that, art you have made, And you can say, "I'm not very good at this, am i?

" Despite all the time you put into this, It's still not good! And maybe you've been doing it for years. And maybe it's your only hobby now Maybe you don't even want to mention it to anyone.

Because they would be interested to see it, and they would be very disappointed. So somehow, despite all of that, you just have to keep doing it. And maybe it feels worse now Maybe you lost that initial spark you have for learning Trying new things and finding your voice But you have to do it anyway, cause you still want to improve And maybe it takes years, and you get better, But there are things that's just keep frustrating you, like, "God, if only this was simpler, Why isn't this simpler?

What am i doing wrong? ……Wait, am I doing something wrong? " And you start to remember that question you had a long time ago, and you finally have an actual answer "Oh my god, I am an actual idiot!

" Because as it turns out, You've been doing it wrong! There are things that you didn't consider how important they were, and as a result, you've been drawing wrong the entire time! So despite all the effort you put in, You have to take some steps back And think, "Damn!

, I have some things to relearn, don't I? " And you can't help but ask yourself, "Should it really take someone this long to learn something? That simple and basic?

Should I feel ashamed? Can I even remember To draw that cube anymore? " Every artists' journey is different, Because we all had different strength and different weaknesses We learn things in different order, and approach things in different ways, And sometimes it does take us a long time to learn something basic Because every artists' journey is a personal journey It's a magical ride!

……of constant humility * cries * The thing about learning art is that it IS hard It's a part of a journey, and sometimes, it requires changing a different set of fundamentals, Who you are as a person and then all of a sudden it's like, "wait," "What do you mean i have to learn to be more productive, To keep a schedule, and learn how to study efficiently? I never asked for this! I wanted to be an artist!

I didn't want to become a better person! " So maybe despite all of this, the hardships, the time investment, the boredom, the difficulty, the pressure, you somehow make it, because somehow there's something in you that makes you feel something or something that speaks to you, that pushes you forward, It's something that gives meaning to the work, and the studying, And maybe, it makes you forget about everything else, in these moments, you also worked, you also felt more content than ever So, finally, You had set up a goal to do something And you actually did it! Maybe you used your arts to finish a project, or maybe you got your first commission, Maybe you got a job, Maybe you finally drew that "Thing"!

You've gone through all the hardships and the difficulty, And now, you can say, "When is this over? " "How long is this going to go on for? " "I was told I would be happy and successful now" "Oh No" No Nonono Nonononono Nonononononono "All of this?

" "I hope you liked it" "Because it never, Ends! " Things in general, are hard, And that's why people give up We have to consistently push ourself to our limits, And we manage to get better because, "Anyone can learn to do it" But most people are not willing to Because maybe, it IS too hard Because we aren't all idiots who take too long to learn things The world around us is just very difficult We chose to do something like art Because we saw something in it, A way to express ourselves And it's very admirable, and it's very tough But what kind of person would we be if it wasn't that way? We kept doing it Because we don't really wanna be that person who you might dream of being, The one who learned everything immediately Without any effort Because they were never really taught any lessons They never learn anything new They never develop as people What kind of person would that be?

Would they even have anything interesting to say? Things are hard, they get tough And maybe, That's fine. Maybe we need to let things take as long as they need to take Because its that never-ending creative loop of frustration that ends up giving a lot of meaning to things And we didn't start making art because it was hard, We wanted to make art.

But now all that hardwork has come to define us as who we are as people. And together, maybe one day We can all be people who can draw cubes.