Satisfaction in Art—what is it?  Are you satisfied with yours?

                                                                                        Copyright 2005 Richard Montemurro

The question of one’s being satisfied with the quality of his/her work is one of those things that we tend to think of on a fairly frequent basis—or do we?

Are we satisfied with where we are with our artistic endeavors?  Do we feel that we have reached our pinnacle of success?

Satisfaction leads to contentment leads to boredom leads to fear of change and experimentation.  Satisfaction leads to discontent and frustration. Satisfaction leads to stale work.

While we may be presently satisfied with our work we must also keep in mind that satisfaction, over a period of time, will become dissatisfaction! 

How many times have we been happy with a new piece of art work, only to look at it at a later date and ask our self why we did it and what we were thinking of when we did it?

Satisfaction is temporary; dissatisfaction is permanent, leading to a continual desire to

create more satisfaction. If followed positively, that is “growth.”

We grow continually in mind as well as in body.  We must not be content to be satisfied with where we are today, for tomorrow, we will not be there.