I have doodled blue flowers before, and these doodles are often part of my best work. In this post, I will share my doodles and the blue flowers I painted last night. If you are doubting your work, then this post will help you go back to the doodles you did for the fun of it and realize that’s what you should be painting. That is the beauty of art. We are all artists.

Here are a few of my doodles.

In these doodles, I didn’t care about the paper I used. Did I use Winsor Acrylic Paint? That’s my point. The supplies didn’t matter. What I remember is how I felt. I began with an idea and I kept going. My only regret is that I didn’t save these paintings. I used thin notebook paper. I probably thought my paintings weren’t worth putting in my shop. Now about art not being good enough.

How the children feel about their art is how I felt when I painted my blue flowers

I gave students paper and random supplies to make an ornament. I was blown away. I save bows from gifts, paper from a card, or paper scraps from projects of the past. I go over a project idea and then let them create. Wow, do they always surprise me! I am the artist and yet they are the ones who teach me what it truly means to be an artist. Children always know that they are good enough. With pride, they always show me their work.

There is no, Is my art good enough? It just is. Love and faith are always here. The doubt that we place on our work isn’t us. When we look inside, that’s where our best ideas are. Often times it’s your journal work that is the best art because you are simply creating.

There you have it. Always know that your art is good enough. All that work that you do for fun, for you, that’s you! That is the art that you need to keep making. All these wonderful thoughts led me to my word of the year: MAKE. In these last days of the year, I want to reflect on how I made art and what my word for the new year will be.

With Love, Mireya