Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland
By Andreea Mincu
Santa Cruz: Image Continuum Press, 2001
122 pp. $12.95 (paperback)
I’m not an artist—I’m a phony
I have nothing worth saying
I’m not sure what I’m doing
Other people are better than I am
I’m only a [student/physicist/mother/whatever]
No one understands my work
No one likes my work
I’m no good (13)
These are just a handful of the doubts and fears that plague many …
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