Keine

Ah, the inner critic. Nasty little bugger, always striking at the worst time.

Just gotta do it! For me, a vicious circle to get into is spending too much time looking at the work of other artists who inspire me and then I feel bad – “this person creates wonderful art, my work is nowhere near as good as this”

It’s like Anita has said – focusing on ‘Me Art’. I think the best work I have produced is when I have decided to switch off from the internet/computer games etc and just dedicated time to creating. I know I should just create art for me and myself only but I’ve only found the courage to share my work online over the past year – I had uploaded odds and ends before but I never really shared any of the things I really felt strongly about – I was scared to share it before – would I receive harsh criticism on my work? Would people hate it? Would they compare my work to other artists, drawing out parallels between my work and the work of others and tell me I’m unoriginal and just copying from other artists?

I guess try not to compare your work to that of anybody else, don’t be afraid to experiment and just dedicate time to making art inspired by you. Don’t be concerned about what other people might think of the final piece once you have finished, just focus on the creation. And I highly recommend drawing/painting with your non dominant hand! I’m by no means an art expert, just sharing what I have learned so far!

Joe