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        You just gotta fight…

        You just gotta fight…

        Muddy Colors

        Thursday, February 9th, 2012

        Inspiration

        Posted by Muddy Colors | Thursday, February 9th, 2012

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        30 Comments

        1. Syku
          Syku on February 9, 2012 at 6:27 am

          Thank you for sharing this. I've come so close to quitting on so many occasions because I didn't think I had it in me but I'll keep fighting the fight.

          Reply
        2. Kitsune
          Kitsune on February 9, 2012 at 7:31 am

          Thank you for sharing this. I wish someone had told me this and believed in me this way years ago.

          Reply
        3. John
          John on February 9, 2012 at 7:57 am

          Awesome! I think one's taste also improves as one learns to “see” better. The frustrations of art!

          Reply
        4. Nico
          Nico on February 9, 2012 at 8:17 am

          Yes, thank you for this. I've quit many times (a year being the longest) but have always picked up again. Accept and appreciate your current work, aspire to push it further next time.

          Have this 'client' at the moment: I'm afraid he may not be getting what he wants, because I'm not entirely satisfied. Yet he is and he lets me know this … and it helps.

          Thanks again!

          Reply
        5. Sebastien Grenier
          Sebastien Grenier on February 9, 2012 at 8:48 am

          Words of wisdom…

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        6. LG
          LG on February 9, 2012 at 10:47 am

          yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh 🙂 thanks:D

          Reply
        7. Nhim
          Nhim on February 9, 2012 at 11:46 am

          So inspiring, i'm in shock. I think we, as all artists of all sorts, tend to forget that simple truth. work gives result!

          I really needed that this morning. so thank you!

          Reply
        8. garethdraws
          garethdraws on February 9, 2012 at 12:20 pm

          Perfect comment. You know when you do something and you can see that it is not as good as you want it to be that you're halfway there. At least you can see the faults and know it's not what you want. I'd way rather be able to see all the flaws, imperfections, improvements and ideas in my work then be someone who thinks their work is the best around (when it clearly is not).

          Reply
        9. dierdra
          dierdra on February 9, 2012 at 12:40 pm

          Thank You for keeping this truth before my eyes…it get discouraging continually putting myself out there. I have to have faith in myself to pull it through and every little bit helps…dierdra

          Reply
        10. Dom
          Dom on February 9, 2012 at 12:57 pm

          Totally needed to see this.

          Reply
        11. Viking Myke
          Viking Myke on February 9, 2012 at 2:08 pm

          Truer words have never been spoken!

          Reply
        12. mike
          mike on February 9, 2012 at 2:21 pm

          Thanks for the post, I Needed to see this too…Back to the day job,

          Mike

          Reply
        13. Kristi
          Kristi on February 9, 2012 at 3:14 pm

          Awesome. Thank you. 🙂

          Reply
        14. Shawn Colloton
          Shawn Colloton on February 9, 2012 at 3:40 pm

          This is exactly what I needed right now. Thank you.

          Reply
        15. Mariya Olshevska
          Mariya Olshevska on February 9, 2012 at 3:44 pm

          Absolutely! Couldn't agree more=)

          Reply
        16. Adam
          Adam on February 9, 2012 at 4:21 pm

          thanks for sharing this quote. great advice

          Reply
        17. Julia L. Singh
          Julia L. Singh on February 9, 2012 at 6:40 pm

          This is now going to be my desktop – next to my image of Yoda… Thanks -along with everyone else I needed to hear this! The added dimension of having taste really helped too! Now I have a more positive motivator to put in my head!

          Reply
        18. Peter Underhill
          Peter Underhill on February 9, 2012 at 7:28 pm

          I can't quit. I'm rubbish at everything else.

          Reply
        19. Kyle
          Kyle on February 9, 2012 at 8:05 pm

          haha. a friend/classmate and I were talking about art/our classes/techniques/etc. He said that it was art or die for him. I agreed that I felt the same. Going through this”phase” is worth than death. in my humble opinion. I can't wait to be born 🙂

          Reply
        20. nicholas
          nicholas on February 9, 2012 at 8:17 pm

          I recently finished my first children's book, and I am going through a lot of these feelings. Thanks for sharing.

          Reply
        21. Matt Baldwin
          Matt Baldwin on February 9, 2012 at 10:35 pm

          For people like me who suffer from anxiety and have a PhD in procrastination, this is complete gold. Thanks a million.

          Reply
        22. Joel Fletcher
          Joel Fletcher on February 10, 2012 at 12:33 am

          According to author Malcom Gladwell, it takes about 10,000 hours of practice to really master a skill. Keep on painting!

          Reply
        23. Tida
          Tida on February 10, 2012 at 2:26 am

          This is the best, I do totally agree.
          Thank you so much for sharing this, I really appreciate.
          It's getting me to keep go on.

          Reply
        24. Nunumi
          Nunumi on February 10, 2012 at 3:20 am

          Thanks for sharing those words. First time I actually read (or hear) words that explain this complex feeling. It's very valuable to know that we are not alone going through this.

          I'm gonna print this text and paste it on my work station wall 🙂 And read it each time I have a down phase.

          Reply
        25. CoryJay
          CoryJay on February 10, 2012 at 9:40 am

          Best post ever.

          Reply
        26. Anonymous
          Anonymous on February 10, 2012 at 8:20 pm

          Very profound. Makes me want to pursue my creative talents and stop wasting energy working overtime for The Mundane. I DO have good taste, I do, I do, I do.

          Reply
        27. Dit
          Dit on February 12, 2012 at 4:26 pm

          Very encouraging, a great post, thank you. I don't want to be a professional artist as I already have a profession I love but I want to enjoy the result of my work and be satisfied that I can produce what's in my head. I think I will look at practice sessions differently. Thank you.

          Reply
        28. John Cobb
          John Cobb on February 15, 2012 at 8:46 pm

          Perfect explanation.

          Reply
        29. Anonymous
          Anonymous on March 24, 2012 at 2:03 pm

          You posted this quote three days after I read Steven Pressfield's “The War of Art”. Nothing will stop me now, it feels like fate. Thank you for sharing this.

          Reply
        30. Jason Ferguson
          Jason Ferguson on February 22, 2021 at 8:44 pm

          Perfect!
          I think I’ve been in this phase for a long time.
          Thank you!

          Reply

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