Welcome to today’s art podcast! Today, we’re talking about how your mindset affects your art. Whether you’re new to art or already selling your work, your mindset plays a big role in how you improve. Let’s dive in!
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Some of the things we chat about
- Interesting how different it feels when painting a commission, or for a gallery, than it feels when painting purely for yourself
- Often worrying about the result can affect the result. If you just enjoy the process, often the outcome (with no pressure) will be better
- Change mindset about how long you need to paint – take advantage of small bits of time
- Improving mindset – affirmations to try and increase belief in yourself and abilities
- I know I have a terrible mindset when I see a piece of art that I think is bad win a competition or sell for a lot of money – it makes me mad and I need to stop that
- I have the mindset that I am not precious about keeping any of my art because I know my taste and ability will change over time
- Trying to have an open mindset while you paint and not judge until it’s finished
- Don’t beat yourself up about the bad art – it doesn’t mean that you are bad at art it’s just a bad day or a bad phase
- Realising that some of the art you see on Instagram is the cream of the crop and you would have only seen that art in books years ago
- Trying to stay positive being aware that selling art takes time and momentum
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This week’s creative question
Q. What creative ideas do you have for filling the first page of your sketchbook?
The best answers will be read out on a future podcast.
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