How many times have you looked at a famous work of art (like a Picasso or Van Gogh painting) and thought: How amazing it must be to take a brush, some paint and create something so perfect? Well, not so fast.

Here's a surprising fact:

X-rays of some of history’s greatest art works show that they were painted over other paintings!

• Van Gogh’s painting “Patch of Grass” was discovered to have been painted on top of another painting. 
• Two of Picasso’s most famous works, “The Old Guitarist” and “Woman Ironing,” were painted on top of other paintings. 
• X-rays of Edgar Degas’ work—considered to be the most famous impressionist painters of all time—revealed other hidden works and sketches. 

Perfection didn’t just happen; it was crafted through hard work and meticulous attention to detail.

And the final product we see is often the result of the numerous failed attempts it took to get there.

It’s natural to feel embarrassed or self-conscious of our failed attempts, but those attempts don’t matter. What matters is that we stick with it—that we work through our failures—until reach at our goal. 

And maybe, just maybe, years from now people will look back at YOUR success and say, “Wow, how wonderful it must be to have achieved success so easily.” 

And you will simply smile, knowing the truth, that your masterpiece is covering the beauty of your failures.🎨