Finding a balance between life and creating art.

After raking leaves in the yard for most of the day I found myself to worn out to paint....So feeling a little guilty about that I got to wondering, just how do some people stay motivated to paint on a regular basis?

I see some artist on line producing a staggering amount of work and I ‘d like to know the secret..... what the hell keeps them going? Don’t they ever get tired or stressed out ? I wonder if these people have day jobs ?

I worked on my truck for one whole weekend and that was enough to put a lid on the oil painting for the whole week. If I have a bad day at work ....forget about it, can’t paint. I like to stay in shape so after a good work out , trail run or mountain bike ride I’m usually to keyed up or to beat down to pick up a paint brush. Then there’s the cooking, cleaning and fixing everything that breaks around this old house...it never ends.

There are times when I just can’t find the balance between oil painting and staying afloat. I can’t even begin imagine how people with children do it.

I look forward to the day when I can focus all my time and energy on my art, but in the mean time, I’ll just have to keep looking for that perfect balance between life and creating art.