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Here's a Thought… #2780 with Brooks Jensen
Go Ahead, Be Insecure
If you are fully confident and unquestionably sure of your work, you are probable not taking enough chances. Staying inside your comfort zone does not mean the work is inferior, but it does mean you are not exploring the new. Insecurity is not an attribute to be avoided, but rather a fertile ground where artists receive a nudge from the universe that they are on a productive path. Panic is not artistically healthy, but neither is coasting through the familiar without effort.
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Here's a Thought… #2782 with Brooks Jensen
Each of us (both as art-maker and as art-lover) makes decisions about our relationship with art -- ours and other's. What is the purpose of our art? What art do we choose to surround ourselves with? Conscious of it or not, we all have a "personal philosophy" about art. Here's mine.