“But Still I Persist”

“But Still I Persist,” 11″ x 14″, $450

Once again, spent a lot of time, more than I expected. Once again, I need to learn to use my camera properly.

Overall, though, I’m happy with this. The colors, the words, the pose, the title.

I also got a chance to prep a canvas for tomorrow night’s portrait, which I’ve got drawn and ready to go. Just need to paint it, and I’m intending a very loose painting for my fourth self-portrait (it’s a 5-image series), so I might be able to finish tomorrow night. That would be good because I’m getting antsy to start on the current DSFDF.

A few words on this piece.
Just when you think you’ve got it made, wham! life slams you with a zinger. You think you’re a good artist and then you see so much better. But still you persist. You try to paint more but life gets in the way. But still you persist. You have hopes of a sale and it falls through. But still you persist. Your last painting just doesn’t live up to what’s in your head. But still you persist.

A million lifetimes pass and you’re floating along in the cosmic void and you still don’t think you’ve quite got things figured out. But still, you persist.

The drudgery of another day rears its ugly head and you have a hard time getting out of bed. You’d rather be painting. But still you persist.

Those that are successful are those that are tenacious, that persist. I do this because I must. I must persist. The world will try to get me down, but still I persist. *I* will try to get me down, but still I persist. I will try to be my own saboteur. But still I persist.