Watch Your Language: the Consequences of Self-Talk
Do you have a “favorite” doubt you always hang on to? How would you reply?… Read More Watch Your Language: the Consequences of Self-Talk
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Don’t Dismiss Progress
I may have been listening to Tubthumping while writing this…… Read More Don’t Dismiss Progress
Fear of Being Found Out
Many artists seem to have this deep fear of being “found out.” We’re afraid that the people around us only admire us because they don’t know the truth. It’s as if we’ve managed to fool everyone into believing we’re great… when in reality, we know we’re no good. Or in another sense: we think our successes are… Read More Fear of Being Found Out
How to Become the “Creative Type”
Whenever I tell people I’m an artist, there is one very common response I (almost) always hear: “Oh that’s so cool! I could never do that, I’m not really the creative type.” In the words of Dorothy Sayers, there’s nothing for me to do except “laugh deprecatingly”, so I do so and move on. At best, I… Read More How to Become the “Creative Type”
The First Time a Drawing Made Me Cry
I’m taking part in a challenge to try and improve my writing skills but also (and more importantly) my discipline. Please enjoy (or at least tolerate!) In an art history class I took a couple years ago, we discussed whether or not paintings could make people cry. Certainly movies could, and some music. Books (OMG… Read More The First Time a Drawing Made Me Cry
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