What are you afraid of?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2022
- Money? Time? Criticism? Confidence? Let's talk seriously about what's getting in your way as an artist. Advice from best-selling author Danny Gregory.
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My demon: I am not enough if I am not perfect. I am trying so hard to create and share anyways. Thank you for this message!
I'm afraid of succeeding so I don't persevere in art. Because if I succeed I will be in an unknown territory where I would probably feel good about my art or self'. And that is such an alien idea to me, I seem to rather self sabotage and stay in that familiar place where I think I'm never gonna be 'good enough'. It's a work in progress for most of us for various reasons. It's never an excuse rather a not yet identified problem we ought to solve. Everything is temporary,such as the mindsets we lock ourselves into. I hope to progress and unlearn years of bad thinking habits. It is doable if you take yourself seriously enough in this world♥️much love to all fellow art makers
I'm in the same boat, I've just never voiced it.
This is my thoughts exactly. I don’t know how to over come it. I still haven’t made the necessary steps to make progress, and that fills me with so much dread and shame.
Wow. I never knew others are caught in the same web of sabotaging myself so I don't try at all. Not to mention all the strange, negative reactions I've received from being "good" at art , starting in elementary school into adulthood.
I started a sketchbook on Saturday past because of your channel. The gentle encouragement and reminders that at first all of it will suck helped me get past the block of just starting. And just like learning piano, my first sketches are terrible, but I'm proud of them just for existing, because I started, which for me is always the hardest part. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experiences 💜
Your comment make me smile, i am so glad you start 💕💕💕
Yay, congratulations. Don't be discouraged by your initial attempts, keep going. In just a week or a month you will see changes, developments. Enjoy it, even the stuff you don't feel too pleased with.
I'm starting today...on cheap paper and it'll be great!
I got a cheap wide-ruled notebook and started my anything doodle and pen and ink practice. Why am I afraid to use the beautiful paper and pens ...?
im afraid of being exposed trough my art since its very personal and its a reflection of my toughts. i dont want to cause any speculations or worry for people that are close to me i just like to draw or paint the ✨intrusive toughts✨ away.
Ya know Danny, often when I think of my art and getting up and doing it, you are in the back of my head, encouraging me to push forward, not to worry about being perfect, but enjoying the process. I thank you for that and so much more. You have had a profound effect on my artistic pursuit. Thank you!
Thank you. I’m 43 and really appreciate your views of taking action. It has helped me in the past month to take action.
I put down the pencil for years out of fear. I was afraid I was never going to draw as good I did the last drawing. Imposter syndrome run wild. When I started to draw for the first time again I was shaking on the inside, actually looked down at my hands to see if I was actually shaking. It was so weird and crazy, but I'm glad I started again. So glad.
7 seconds in -- Your first 2 sentences!!!!! WOW! I cannot wait to hear the rest!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Fear is not holding me back. In fact I am very much looking forward to getting back into art. What has held me back is a medical problem which meant that for the last few months I could not even hold a pencil let alone use one. Fortunately that state of affairs is now coming to an end, you have no idea the joy to be had in being able to write your own name, so now I am going to practise sketching at home building up some muscle memory before I venture forth into the world.
Please excuse my ignorance of your situation.
I often wondered what I would do if there ever came a day when I lost my right hand. I thought of Chuck Close who strapped a brush to his wrist and had stabilizers that would give him a more steady hand. I thought of Henri Matisse who chose to cut with scissors as his medium of choice to create collages of seaweeds and lovely things. I thought I would learn how to paint with my feet or with my elbows somehow…
This isn’t a commentary of your personal situation, I swear. It’s just that your comment made me remember a train of thought I long forgot about.
Congratulations....and it's going to be all-the-more precious and powerful because of this absence.
Thank you so much for this message. My demon is a little ocd wanting perfection and expecting it from myself in everything I do. I always fall short though and it makes me shut down and just avoid things. Not just for art but everything.
Ya know, it just occurred to me after seeing a comment on your post that everyone SHOULD see your videos. Its because a lot of people look at others and mock them for needing a little calm encouragement and a love- shove loI. I believe inside of every person is a dream, big or small... doesn’t matter and carrying that dream is a little child. The child is not fractured by adulthood but is ready to venture out and explore. I need a little pat on the kid pants sometimes to remind me, “Hey you...hello....your not dead yet so get up and keep going! “ I heard a proverb once that said, “Walking a thousand miles starts with one step” Thanks Danny! Hi everybody!
I’ve been a poor artist and it’s honestly terrible. I would say that having a job to supplement your life and doing art on the side until it can take over financially is what I would do over if I could change my past.
i would also like to know if your willing to share ie.
In college I had a teacher that was a narcisist, He was full of himself and he one day discussed this topic of what will you do when you leave school. Will you be a Saturday artist? (so insulting) Or will you actually be an artist even if poor. Or will you do something dumb to make ends meet and then paint during the day? He made fun of a middle aged female student when she wasn't in class saying she painted labels for canned vegetables. I hated him.
I am retired now, I went from job to job which was sometimes good and sometimes terrible just to pay the rent. I turned 70 and realized that this teacher must have hated himself and projected his problems onto his students and he hated teaching art instead of doing it.
Afraid of realizing I got no talent and even if I try everyday still won’t be enough… afraid that only truly talented people will succeed at what I love to do.
Afraid of not having vision or having a great vision and not being able to translate it to reality… I got a forest of fears 🤷🏻♀️
It's shocking, the philosophical wisdom pouring out of you weekly, and the crafted prose that makes reading it so powerful, and thirdly your compelling screen performance!
All that to say, this all seems a shame to be limited to aspiring artists. Everyone should hear this.
Should come with an Advisory warning though, these reality checks are tough to take unless you happen to be living your best life, which I guess is none of us.
All of these questions will most likely turn into prompts for my journal. They're too good, and you'd need to be truly honest while answering these questions to find true insight. Thanks
I’m so excited about doing art. I’m doing it for me . A little color here a little color there. Thank your Gregory for the challenge.
Have fun!
My time started years ago, when I started learning about social media. As much as I complain about opportunities in graphics for uneducated me, I have been posting my self expression in social media since 2010/2011 to describe my skills and abilities. 😎
You may have already answered this question but I’ve subscribed recently to receive your essays and I’m wondering if there’s a way to access essays that you’ve published in the past? You’re one of the most insightful thinkers I’ve ever listen to and I can’t tell you and thank you enough for sharing your thoughts on life, vulnerability, and doing so in such a passionate way. Thank you.
Sure just email me and I’ll help you.
You've asked all the right Questions. I myself associate drawing with anxiety, everytime i see my sketchbook i'm beginning to shiver, my palms get sweaty and my mind goes blank. It did not go away completely, but your direct confrontation with reality still made me do one step in the what i believe is the right direction. Thank you
Danny, you always seem to say what I need to hear. Thank you.
Great as always! Wow! I created my channel to overcome my fears of how I look and get over imposter syndrome!
Well, that’s sobering.🎨
How many more days do i have on planet earth? Probably 10 more years, but, it could be as much as 20. I had ancestors that lived well into their 80s. 72 is 'elderly' and I do have more than enough physical pain to qualify for "Old woman" status. I'm coping with my widow's life, just as I've learned to cope with everything my long life threw in my path. Yes, It's occurred to me that I have not done everything I wanted to do, learn everything I wanted to learn. The sands are running out.
My demons? Been fighting those for decades. I consider spirituality =creativity. I consider all crafts, including writing, creative outlets, therefore, spiritual. That needs to be understood. Drawing is part of the whole edifice of my creative inner universe.
1. self doubt. doubt that what I create is worth the effort. Frustration at how little I know. NOT good enough. It's like a chant in my head. Darn annoying.
2. distrust. I distrust God, myself, other people, the universe. I'm trying to heal that. Learn to believe and trust, again. Healing the inner wounds.
3. a side dish of perfectionism and impatience but I usually have those under control
Money isn't a problem. I've got a home, cats, chickens - I've got necessities. I don't need luxuries - fancy clothes, vacations, large house mean nothing.
I think I'm scared of realizing this is not for me... Money is time, if I put my time into this like I really want to I might lose money and I try not care about money, but since money equals time, If this ends up not working for me, If I fail I might lose the oportunity of making money doing something else... Maybe i'm not as talented as I think I am... There's nothing wrong with tryng, but I don't want to leave this world being the one that tried and tried but never succeded...
I was afraid of other people's comments before. One woman wrote me that my drawings are "too woobley" and wrote that I could change it on her courses. I immediately blocked her because I was offended and wrote back to her that " are you expecting me to come to your courses after what you have written to me?! ". I now laugh at this.
Oh Danny...you're poking us all and I guess we need it...
Hey! Get out of my head! Haha that you for this!
Should say thank you!
I’m a new artist. I’m afraid of posting my work on my Facebook…why? I really feel my work is good, I’m afraid people will start requesting commissions. I don’t want to paint commissions. I don’t want the pressure. I am afraid I’ll have to say no and look like I’m a mean person.
Wow. You're thinking way ahead. Why not see if that happens? It would be a nice-ish problem to have
I found your channel and it got me thinking....is that good? I don't know? It certainly better than being depressed. My happiness is painting my Grandchildren. My daughter also put in an order for a Lord of the Rings landscape. I have noticed lately that I brood on how stupid I am...and worthless and it's not true. I was thinking of changing my name which reflects my self esteem. I do like the cat and the book but the mouse has to go. 😁
Why you calling me out so much lately? Sheesh!
The sound is to soft to hear this video.
Don’t be afraid to turn up the volume.
Best way to start making art consistently? Delete social media. Do yourselves a favor and don't take MY word for it - search TH-cam for artists deleting Imstagram. Now take what they say and apply it to your life and you'll find peace and happiness and focus again. Like people were 10-20 years ago. ✌🏻💙 Hint: nobody cares whether you do or don't make art. You either do or you don't.