"There is only one solitude, and it is large and not easy to bear... People are drawn to the easy and to the easiest side of the easy. But it is clear that we must hold ourselves to the difficult."
The path can be steep.
The Austrian philosopher poet Rainer Rilke surrounded himself with the towering Swiss alps as he explored our lives, the challenges we face.
I’ve focus on process to carry me through the artistic grind. Process much more than result. Process leads me to completion. Then simply begin again on your next piece.
Never bother with perfect.
But crafting a well-thought out process, understanding the work that needs to done and the tools to do it, is the focus of the artist’s journey.