I have to say that I’m extremely proud of this weeks project. I’ve never really painted anything before. (I’m sure I must have painted as a child… it’s the type of things children do… but I have no memory of it.) It was extremely meditative and I lost track of time while I was painting. It’s interesting how similar the process was to composing music. Many times when I’m writing something I’ll have moments in the beginning where I’m thinking “This absolutely sucks.” I plow through those voices in my head, and eventually come up with something that I like, or at least something that’s a hell of a lot better than when I started.

When I first began this piece my little voice was saying rather loudly “I suck at this!” I managed to plow through. It’s no Picasso, but I have to keep reminding myself that 52 Things was never supposed to be about creating masterpieces. It’s always been about simply creating. I kept painting and what I ended up with was a hell of a lot better than when I started.

Also, a major hat tip to my friend Dav. He’s recently begun his own 52 Things, and seeing the cool things he’s come up with has inspired me to take more chances in what I’m doing here.