Days #8 and #9 ... the journey continues

29 Faces of May

After feeling a bit discouraged after Day #7's strange trip down the rabbit hole, I decided to persevere and just keep moving forward. I relaxed my mind and remained focused on what I was doing and not what everyone else was doing. The resulting image is named Macy as my inspiration came from an ad for Macy's.

What I feel good about in this one is that my skills on noses has improved a bit. It helped to watch some videos on YouTube. The not-so-goods are that the nose is wider than I intended as is her face. Funny how those things don't show up until I'm finished. Photographing my work is also a great tool for "seeing" these things. Bottom line is that I did have fun with it.

Day #8 - Macy

Now on to day #9 where I as still fighting my inner demons of feeling  inadequate. Then I remembered a quote from Vincent Van Gogh that gave me the renewed energy to keep going.

"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then byall means paint, and that voice will be silenced."

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"

-Vincent Van Gogh

I've named Day #9's face Baby Van Gogh. In my eyes the expression is priceless and I hear his message loud and clear. I will paint and paint and silence that voice within that wants to tell me I can't. What a wonderful experience this is even with the ups and downs.

I hope you have enjoyed my journey!

Day #9 - Baby Van Gogh