Pursuit of art beyond an imposter
Nancy Hellis , author of The Artist's Journey, lays out and examines FOUR traps to avoid as an artist. Create your art as exploration. The journey of art is inner focused. Self-expression looks within. Art releases the expression and our identity emerges through evolution. Art is a leap into the unfamiliar. I have lingered in one and sometimes all four of the traps. Frequently. Even continually. 1. I must acquire the technique first. 2. What will the real artists say about my artwork? 3. I'm not a real artist. 4. Fear of vulnerability in expressing myself. As a writer, the same traps swallowed me up for a long time. Even after multiple publications and success as an editor for others' work, I stumble into the traps. Hellis leads us into daily practice for the development of one's art as regular exploration of the elusive deepest work. The most wicked self-doubt comes from thinking "real artists" do not need webinars, classes, mentors, etc.; theref