My hope for you that your self doubt is overcome and you are in your happy place again with your art. That you sometimes have to deal with it makes your inner light shine through all the brighter and in a more real way as you work past the doubt. Artists who self curate an image of continuous perfection I don't find as nearly inspiring as those who show the occasional struggle. For my own work, I just started back after 13 weeks of the worst bronchitis I've ever had and also dealing with the loss of my last and very dear studio cat last May. The painting on the easel is of both of the studio cats with the one person I'd hope would be with them on the other side. It comforts me to think of them with her. The drawing on the painting panel surprised me in the way it turned out, better than I hoped for. Now if I can get through my self doubt in the initial colour stage of this painting, my heart overall has a very good feeling about this will turn out. It feels so much better to be painting again.

@MicheleTheberge

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, Patrick! I'm so sorry for you loss and that you had such a rough bout of bronchitis and am glad to hear you are able to paint again.

Aww I’m sorry you’re having doubts! You’re awesome! And thank you for posting this. I’m in the beginning of learning to circumvent self doubt

@MicheleTheberge

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words and for watching this. All best to you!💚

Thank you for your words of encouragement. What helped so much was when you talked about not being the confusion, etc, but acknowledging it and letting it pass through. What do I do when I'm not confident about a work? I put it away, tell myself I'll think on it and get back to it. lol It’s best if I don't continue to work or try to force the piece, but set it aside in view and let it speak to me. That doesn't make for a neat and tidy studio lol I recently showed some pieces from my collection "In the Mood". The pieces express the various moods in my bipolar walk. The people who came spent very little time with the works, didn't ask me about them, and moved on rather quickly. They didn't like them and that's ok. Not everyone will. Nor will everyone understand. And that's ok. It is funny that I have the least amount of self doubt about the works in this collection of work (which is ongoing). Thank you always for sharing of yourself.

@MicheleTheberge

9 ай бұрын

That's so great to hear. Glad this helped! And I love your clarity about it being ok if people don't understand or like the work. It's such an helpful attitude to take when you are a creative person.

LOVE that you remind us about what *does* go away is the giving up. Not giving up is absolutely vital. To be honest: self-doubt often cripples me and usually ends that project. That's not good, but neither is it all bad. After it sits a while and I've had opportunity to reflect, I usually sort out what was wrong with it or why it provoked so much doubt. I then use that information moving forward, even though the project is usually scrapped (and in some cases, burned). I go through periods (and i'm in one now) where it seems impossible to access that joyful creation mode you describe so well. Other life stuff blocks it. I hope to understand how to work through these occasions, and am often drawn to listening to a reading of Sol LeWitt's Letter to Eva Hesse, which feels like it was written to me. Sometimes, that helps. Regardless, I never give up.

@MicheleTheberge

9 ай бұрын

Lyndsey love hearing the power of your connection and commitment to your creative work. And I totally relate to that loss of joy. That's happened to me before. Thanks for the suggestion to check out Sol Lewitt's letter to Eva Hesse. I haven't seen that in a long time. I'm going to check it out now!

@troyhorton7845

4 ай бұрын

@@MicheleTheberge 0:15

Thanks for this, i get that way, and beat myself up about it often❤

I always believe my next work is gonna be my best

@MicheleTheberge

9 ай бұрын

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Yeah, Rick Rubin is brilliant. Thanks for reminding me about his book. The Neuroscience of Creativity, Perception, and Confirmation Bias | Beau Lotto | Big Think. KZread Creativity thrives on What the Brain Fears Most - Taking this on board I have reduced my anxiety and doubts over my artwork The Brain Only Ever Make Small Steps in its Ideas. We do almost anything to avoid uncertainty, Yet, the irony is that that's the only place we can go if we are ever going to see differently. From Beau Lotto ☺❤👌🙏

@MicheleTheberge

9 ай бұрын

Brilliant!

@vidiot509

9 ай бұрын

@@MicheleTheberge Thank you Michele - for your support. Have a grand day😊

Thanks for being honest ❤

@MicheleTheberge

2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome. thanks for watching!

I pull out an art journal and just play and create. Something about the journal is freeing. Single sheets can be scary.

@MicheleTheberge

9 ай бұрын

I understand that feeling, too! There's something about the safety and privacy of a journal. You can just close it and keep your ideas and experiments to yourself.

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