In the excerpt from the textbook Taking The Leap, it states that to be a successful artist “you need three things: curiosity, commitment, and good work habits”, while talent is conspicuously left off the roster. I like this: true talent can only do so much, but really the brunt of becoming a successful artist is to work really, really hard. This is a daunting task, knowing that if this what I truly want to pursue (which is a no brainer) technique and skill will only get me part of the way, and a helpful little reminder that I need to buckle down and work every.single.day. Crap. Commitment I have, curiosity I have in abundance, but good work habbits….ehhhhhhhh. I catch myself treating the studio like my living room, not pushing myself out of lulls until I’m right at the brink of insanity from lack of working, just general laziness on my part.
But, here’s hoping that this can be easily remedied through being conscious of this side of me. Seems that the true talent is pushing yourself to work, getting yourself “out there”. Raw ability doesn’t mean shit if you never do anything with it.
