What do you complain about the most?
Everything.
Just kidding 😅
My actual answer is a little weird. I kind of complain to myself…about myself.
I guess that deserves an explanation, huh?
As a creative, I can be very critical of my own work. Sometimes I feel it’s not good enough. I pick on little things. I see all the flaws.
That’s my complaint. That I’ve fallen short of some standard of perfection that I imposed upon myself. The story’s narrative sounds stilted, or the artwork isn’t engaging enough, or why can’t I get the lighting in that one photograph correct?
Then I get mad at myself. Unhealthy, I know. And a little stupid, if I’m being honest. I’m complaining to me about me. It sounds ridiculous.
In that way, I’m my own biggest bully. I’m much harsher on myself than I am on others. I wouldn’t have a go at someone else because their art was flawed, but I’m fine to berate myself.
I’m trying to be less of a complainer. Things can’t be perfect all the time, and imperfection is its own kind of beauty.
Also, despite my flaws, sometimes I have success! The other day someone actually paid me for my art. They downloaded one of my original mobile phone wallpapers from my shop and left me a small tip to say thank you.
In other words, they bought me a coffee. I was so happy I could have floated to the moon. That one twinkle of encouragement made my whole day, and motivated me to design another free wallpaper in Procreate.
The image at the top of this post is a cropped version of that artwork. I’ve named it She, and it’s available as a free download from my shop: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/isabelcaves/e/504257
Thanks to this anonymous person’s support, I not only created more art, but I might start complaining about myself less. And that’s a good thing!
If you’d like to support my creative work, you can do so on my Buy Me A Coffee page. There are free options to show your support too, like following my page or sharing my shop on social media. Even if you just wanted to grab a free wallpaper, it would make my day.
