Robie Benve Art

Oh boy, I have decided to join the "30 paintings in 30 days challenge" again! I have done it last September, and I know very well now: it's not easy! So many things can come up every day and prevent me from painting, that it really takes some serious commitment to produce 30 artworks in a month! Of course they will have to be small pieces, but since I have some bigger paintings started on my easel, some days I can finish one of those and call it a day. I can do it, I know I can. But I am a little nervous, because this period of the year is quite busy already with school and all kind of activities starting up. What's the point of joining such a challenge? you may ask - and most people ask me exactly that: "Why?" Why on earth do you put yourself through an obbligation to paint 30 things in a month. Last year I entered several of my small paintings produced during the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge in art shows that asked specifically for small

"Red Carpet" 6"x6", oil on board SOLD A serene view of Tuscan hills with a bright red poppies field in the foreground. I guess I am back to my "poppies and sunsets" period, two things that always cheer me up.  :) Prints of this painting are available at my ImageKind online store .

Maturity, besides laughing wrinkles and lower vision, brought me a precious gift: better knowledge of what makes me really happy. Once I overcame the ages of peer pressure and constant worry about what others think, the ages when I thought I never looked skinny or pretty, I finally started getting comfortable in my own skin. Now that I am in my forties I have finally accepted that I can't please everyone, no matter what I do there will always be those that would like it different. No matter how I dress there will be always someone that thinks I look too casual, or too stylish, or too old-fashioned, or too extravagant. So why worry? With my parents at my dad's shoe store. Why spend so much energy and money trying to be accepted and liked by others? It feels good finally getting to know who I am deep inside and accepting my strengths and my weaknesses. What Is Important In Life? We are all different human beings with different likes and wants, but when it comes