Beware of erosion in you Art career and life.



                                 Galeria de las Islas, Silahis center, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines.


Beware of erosion in you Art career and life.
Erosion is learning to do a little less than you should.
A little less work.
A little less effort.
A little less thought.
A little less trying in any area of your life will bring on failure, slowly.
To begin with it will not seem to make a difference, but you only have to move the steering wheel of the car a fraction of an inch so that down the highway you will eventually run off the road and crash.
So in life, failure starts with just a little less effort.
When you don't feel like painting and you know you deserve some time off, again?
Stop and think.
I will not get this day ever again in all my life!
Even if I paint a bad painting it is better than painting no painting at all and we do need to get all the bad paintings painted as well as the good ones.
Stop, think, work.
Erosion starts..... when you begin to do a little less.
Make this day count for your future, put in more effort than you need to.
Instead of asking what's in it for me, ask how will this help me to become better?

Mark Shellshear.
Art consultant.
Mark@shellshearmedia.com

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