Patience is a Virtue

Ugh, I have come to the sad realization that I am not nearly patient enough to really develop my skills as an artist. I've stumbled upon a wonderful website called wetcanvas.com, which is a online forum where thousands of artists from around the world share ideas and critique each other's work for the purpose of bettering themselves. Contrary to what recent trends in modern art would have you believe, there are countless people out there who are indescribably talented. I am now being constantly reminded how little I actually know and I've realized my greatest weakness is my lack of patience. Even with the piece I'm working on now, I hate underpaintings with a passion, and would much rather do miniscule detail work, so I rush through the underpainting only to realize that the finished project suffers as a result. So my goal right now is to slow down and try to emulate these people who are capable of rendering even the finest blade of grass to acomplish realism with a paint brush I can only dream of.