This question arose after tackling what I thought would be a difficult task, building a wall with randomly shaped stones, reasonably successfully I thought. Why didn’t I choose the piano? or maybe a stone mason, with confidence still brimming. Surely an easier pursuit, more satisfying, a much more obvious understanding of what is right or wrong? Would I have been happier?, I could master the art of stone wall building, the piano is more difficult but there is a mathematical technique that can be learnt. I am stuck with painting. It is satisfying, most of the time, (if I forget the first 10 years), I enjoy it, but I always feel why can’t I just do better?
Harbottle. Day 5