tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407232537925205678.post7511363178739971364..comments2022-11-30T23:26:34.209-08:00Comments on mining the nooks: hobbies galen dara http://www.blogger.com/profile/02987352194018060353noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407232537925205678.post-51766427774954186482013-02-27T10:07:29.370-08:002013-02-27T10:07:29.370-08:00Kari, THANK YOU! Kari, THANK YOU! galen dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/02987352194018060353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407232537925205678.post-70697156699388811092013-02-27T09:22:44.660-08:002013-02-27T09:22:44.660-08:00I can relate to this and I think your work is grea...I can relate to this and I think your work is great so maybe you shouldn't change your schedule at all.<br /><br />Speaking from my own experience, if I feel like I need to really focus and learn something or spend more time on a painting that concern will literally bother me for years until I take a step to do something about it. No amount of consolation can quell the aggravating intuition that says I should learn something or that I need more time to make a piece better.<br /><br />One of the best but difficult lessons I had to swallow was working on my first big video game job. I had a week to do something that really should take two weeks. I worked hard on it, probably did 40 or 50 hours. But the client wasn't happy and said it was minimally meeting the requirements but it was not there yet. I knew he was right. From that experience I knew I had to give into the work, it was a scary place, because I would be doing 12 to 15 hour days at least. Part of this lesson is negotiating the right deadline but even bigger is the importance of using all possible available time if you need it. I could have pulled 15 hour days and rocked that job, instead it was a huge opportunity missed. It would have been tough but worth it.<br /><br />I also have to say hardcore focus and pushing my work to a new level is tiring and lately painful. In someways a nerdy artist is no different from an athlete. Persistence and practice are so important. Breaks are good too. And if there's something you want to achieve it won't take forever, it might just take a couple months. <br /><br />Wendy has a good point. The amount of time art requires is up to you. I think this is part of the great genius of Picasso, Dali, and Warhol. You are already a real artist and a good artist. Getting the final result you want is most important, not how much time you clocked on a piece.Kari Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534017158323603871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407232537925205678.post-15662486762760788112013-02-24T21:54:20.559-08:002013-02-24T21:54:20.559-08:00bless you wendy <3
let's go make some mis...bless you wendy <3 <br /><br />let's go make some mischief together sometime, eh? galen dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/02987352194018060353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407232537925205678.post-84441222663364546152013-02-23T20:27:26.914-08:002013-02-23T20:27:26.914-08:00I'm sure that as your career settles into plac...I'm sure that as your career settles into place, you will have more free time. Don't give up on your full life, G! I used to feel the same way when I worked on the magazine, but I find that now that I work *less* and screw around *more* I am far more productive.<br /><br />Picasso certainly found plenty of time to watch bull-fighting and score chicks!Wendy Wagner;https://www.blogger.com/profile/16341499181581331264noreply@blogger.com