Thought provoking
We said that the artist has a subject, a voice, a point of view, a medium of expression, and a style. But where do these come from? How do we find our own? In my experience the process is neither rational nor logical. It can't be commanded. It can't be rushed. It is not subject to the will or the ego. We are born, I believe, with everything we are
... See moreSteven Pressfield • The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning
I especially like the last line — that we are born with it, and so the joy and the difficulty of the challenge abounds inward
The thing you are deeply yearning to create is told to you in all the subtle ways other people's artwork slightly misses the mark
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