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On Art, Fear and the Pink Chair.

10/22/2014

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I have been so caught up in making art EVERY DAY...yep, every single day...that one thing that I don't think I do the greatest job of is marketing and selling my art.  I feel pretty good about my commitment to making the work...but then when I think about the fact that I am not selling or showing...kinda makes me sad.  I get pretty down on myself. 

Then I start to question myself...my art...what am I doing?  

And sometimes...just for a minute...I lose my sparkle.

Last weekend, in between a meeting with a commission client and going to the gym, I stopped my one of my favorite weekend haunts- my local Barnes and Noble.  When I was looking through the art books, Art and Fear practically jumped out at me.I am familiar with the title, like artists are.  Only thing is, when I read it at twenty years old it had a different meaning to me.  But the fears...they are the same, regardless of schooling or how much work I make...I have the same fears and doubts about my work;


I'm not an artist...I'm a phony.
I have nothing worth saying.
I'm not sure what I am doing.
Other people are better than I am.
I'm only a teacher.
I've never had a real exhibit.
No one understands my work.
No one likes my work.
I'm no good.

-from Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland
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...still SO relevant!
To remedy this, I am trying to take a little time each day to dedicate to looking for shows, following up on emails, studying different galleries, getting back into trying to license my work...all of these things...things that I haven't made time for.  Usually I do this sitting in my pink desk chair.

And I am going to make more work.  

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So anyway...I just wanted to put this out there, for myself...and for anyone out there making art and having those same doubts. You are not alone. 
 
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