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Practice and preparation make a difference

June 6, 2021

Big South Fork River Dash, October 2019
A scene at the Big South Fork River Dash kayak races, October, 2019.

Don’t live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.”

— Wendy Wasserstein

Early morning, October 5, 2019 we converged on the Cumberland River at the Big South Fork Recreation area for a kayak race.

I didn’t win. I didn’t even finish. I was not prepared, but it was a remarkable time.

Big South Fork National Recreation Area, Cumberland River, Kentucky, USA.

P R O C E S S N O T E S

Just like I wasn’t ready to compete in a kayak race, I wasn’t ready for painting with new (to me) tube watercolors for this series of kayaking adventure cards. But like the race, I tried.

Unlike the race, I finished the cards.

Both experiences brought new skills and deeper appreciation for practice and preparation.

Filed Under: Art Projects Tagged With: ICAD, process notes

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Bex Hall

Her writing has appeared in various online and print publications, most recently in Kerning, a literary magazine, and in the Stories of Hope Collection in Transplant Living. Her artwork has appeared and sold through the Grayson Gallery. She blogs here about creative life and creates in Studio BE overlooking the Ohio River. Her work in progress is a memoir about the secret life of objects.

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