Focus On The Goal

Pablo Picasso, 1907

Focus on the goal, not the distance.  For an artist this is a key phrase.  To master a technique and medium can take many years.  To go from amateur artist to professional artist can be a journey of a lifetime.  Even completing one piece of artwork can take an enormous amount of time.  According to Wikipedia,  Pablo Picasso, before completing Les Demoiselles D' Avignon ( see picture), "Picasso had created hundreds of sketches and studies in preparation for the final work."  I believe the important thing, in art and in life, is to never give up.  For with each step we take we move forward to the life we want.