I have to remind myself over and over… you are only a year and a half into this. I�m a sophomore in high school… I should expect to paint like I�m sixteen.

I have been running into a slew Of failed painting again. I�m not sure why exactly. For some reason I�m no where near as down on myself right now as I usually am when I�m struggling. Usually, after the third or fourth failed painting, I get really disappointed. Maybe it�s because it�s New Years. Maybe my anti depressants are working. Maybe both. Who knows. All I know is right now, I�m churning through paper pretty quickly, and I�m not getting any results I�m proud of. Because I want this blog to be an inspiration to beginners like me, I won�t shy away from airing my dirt laundry. So, here… a series of recent failed paintings�most of which I didn�t bother to finish. Because failure is a step toward success.