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2/18/2013

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I love reality shows.  I especially like shows like Project Runway and Top Chef where you can watch the creative process in action.  I realize that all that I see is not real but I still find the shows fun and sometimes inspiring. 

Last night I was watching Top Chef.  The chefs had to create a meal based on the the first time they realized they wanted to be a chef.  Their stories were all different and very interesting.  I always knew that I wanted to be a teacher but when I retired I didn't know what to do next.  Since I always loved to write and draw, I took lots of classes that first year to see if there was something that really excited me.  I enjoyed all of my classes but as my husband would say, I was still searching for the right thing.  I took a class in pastels and it didn't feel right.  So for five years I kept searching.  Then in a class that used different mediums each week I again was introduced to pastels and this time it was like magic.  When I was using them I was having fun.  But I still didn't know that this was what I wanted to do. 

One day back in August my husband was working on his model boats and I joined him in the basement.  In about an hour I had painted the above picture.  When I looked at the finished picture, I knew.  I knew that I had found what I was looking for.  I knew I had found what I wanted to do.   It is really a good feeling to know what you love and to be able to spend time doing it. Sometimes that knowledge comes easily and we follow the right path immediately.  Sometimes our journey takes lots of twists and turns.  Sometimes we take this journey alone and sometimes we need the help of others to find what it is we really love to do.  But when you find it nothing feels better!  What is it that you love to do?  Was there a moment when you realized this is what I love to do or have you always known?  I find the stories of other artists very inspiring.  I would love to know yours.  
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artmusedog and Carol link
2/17/2013 09:45:32 pm

Wow! This painting is amazing!

I knew as a child what I loved ~ photography, art and writing ~ but it became a very circuitous route to get there ~ my creative comes through easily with photography and writing ~ painting is still emerging ~^_^ Carol

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Jess link
2/18/2013 03:26:18 am

That's a lovely atmospheric painting. :) I've been on a creative journey for many years. I want to paint a picture that I'm happy with and this has only actually happened a couple of times. I keep going because I feel that with each painting I'm coming closer to what I want to achieve. When a picture is working, it's the best feeling! :)xx

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janice link
2/19/2013 10:47:31 am

Wow! This is lovely! I am one of those creatives who is always trying something new, never lighting on any one thing for too terribly long but loving it all. I think I've finally decided that I simply love the challenge of learning new things. So happy to find you through Creative Every Day! -janice

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