I just finished reading "Art and Fear" (Bayless & Orland), and I must make a confession: I have been afraid. I have held back on making art because I feared the unknown. I wasn't sure I could "make it as an artist" or that my work would be "well received". But the authors make a great point: the choice is between making your work and perhaps being frustrated, or NOT making your work and surely being frustrated. So the uncertain is the best option.
The basic premise of the book is that fear is inevitable, but one must not quit in the face of it; one must get on with making work. By making work one is able to learn more about making work (and really, there is no other way to gain this experience) and therefore create momentum.
So I have set an ambitious goal to create 20 new paintings between now and June 2016. I have also started work on a website dedicated to my artwork. Please visit www.jayaspart.com and see what I'm up to.
