I haven't gotten any writing done the last two days. So I've fallen behind a
bit on my 1500 words/day. I'm not concerned though. I knew that yesterday
would be an off day because I had work then art class in the evening. It makes
for a mentally exhausting day. So I will need to put in some extra work to
keep to my goal. The weekend is coming up which will provide some prime
writing opportunity.

The painting class has been frustrating, but there are a number of factors not
all of which are bad. When I first started taking some of these art classes I
went in with an open mind and little expectation. I had not done much drawing
so I was starting fresh and could only get better. It was a release and a way
to do something different. Now I am better, more experienced so I have higher
expectations, thus frustration when I feel I haven't done as well as I think I
should. I don't think that kind of frustration is bad though. It is motivation
to get better, learn from your failures, and grow. I may never be a great
artist, but I can still strive. I just need to keep an open mind to what I am
being exposed to and not stop. I'm not going to give up, the frustration just
makes me want to try harder, learn more, free myself. Frustration at a
failure, even if it is your own standard, is not bad. I just think about how
I'm going to express the frustration. I am learning a lot from the class about
composition, colour theory, and art. At the end of the day it's important that
I grasped something from the experience.