Concentrated, regular practice leads to the fastest growth.

Then, at the beginning of each week, write down how you’ll use each of the chunks of “art time” in your schedule.

The truth is, when we first start something, it can feel wholly uncomfortable. It can even feel risky! What if we fail? When we have an idea for what we want to create (perhaps related to whatever gave us the spark and the urge to make something in the first place), the end result we envision is often so far from what we have the skills to do. So

Sally Mann is? Did you ever see What Remains, the documentary about her?

BEGIN ANYHOW:

I am someone who draws and paints nearly every day, sometimes multiple times a day, even when I’m not “working” (I also draw when on vacation or at night while I’m watching TV), so taking a few weeks away from my art supplies and studio was a big mental shift.

In a lot of ways, I’m making these security blankets that I hope will give people a little bit of courage to do what they need to do in the world.

are already making art full time, scheduling can help you make sure you’re allotting time for experimentation (and not just paid projects). If you

One of the outlets that acts of creativity give us is the opportunity to discover, and then to express, what’s inside us.