Pearls from artists* # 701
With “Showman,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 35” x 28.5” framed
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With “Showman,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 35” x 28.5” framed
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*an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on.
Whatever it is you are pursuing, whatever it is you are seeking, whatever it is you are creating, be careful not to quit too soon. As my friend Pastor Rob Bell warns: “Don’t rush through the experiences and circumstances that have the most capacity to transform you.”
Don’t let go of your courage the moment things stop being easy or rewarding. Because that moment? That’s the moment when interesting begins.
Elizabeth Gilbert in Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
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