jenleeart ([info]jenleeart) wrote,
@ 2008-03-27 19:45:00
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Question for everyone who wants to respond...
Does the nagging, self-doubt ever end? I mean, do you ever get to a place where you look back at your work and say "damn, that's good!" as opposed to "wow, that's way off..."? I'm not talking about or looking to be an insanely successful commercial artist, but I would love to be able to look back at a piece 6 months after it's completed and be able to say "You know, I did a really good job!"

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[info]owllightstudios
2008-03-28 12:54 am UTC (link)
yes.
and yes.

i've got plenty of stuff that i really didn't "click" with after i first painted it. but, now, i actually like it a whole lot. sometimes it just takes putting a little time/distance between yourself and the piece. the act of creation is exhausting and drains you emotionally in addition to physically. it's sometimes hard to fall in love with a piece that's taken so much out of you...that is, until you spend a little time away from it. :)

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[info]jenleeart
2008-03-28 01:32 am UTC (link)
See, my reaction tends to be the exact opposite. I usually am really proud of a piece when I finish it. Its just when I look back at the ones I did x amount of time ago, I'm like "wow, that really wasn't that good". I don't know, perhaps it's because I HAVE gotten better over the past few years that I'm seeing the flaws a lot easier. Hmmm... something to think about....

I'm glad the self doubt will someday end though :-D

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[info]jenelycam
2008-03-28 01:58 pm UTC (link)
I have a few pieces that I still like even months later. One is Full Moon, Empty Heart(1 year) and one is Midnight Stalker (2 years). ^^

But I'm ALWAYS plagued with self-doubt. It's like I worry that I'll never paint a piece like THOSE again...let alone one better....

*HUGS*

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[info]pixiewildflower
2008-03-28 03:49 pm UTC (link)
I think it's natural to have that doubt. I always have it.

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[info]lvictoriaart
2008-04-01 04:37 am UTC (link)
My dad always teases me that I end up not liking my art after it's 5 yrs old or older. It's partly true. My parents of course still proudly display as much artwork as possible from me and my sisters. :)
Yes, the nagging self doubt disappears. And yes, I do look back at work I've done a while ago and see ways in which I could have done it better, but you know what? I'm glad I can see that, see those things. It means you're aware. And that's a good thing in my opinion. Nothing's ever perfect, nor does it have to be.
I really like reading "The Artist's Way" it has a lot of good insight in it.
Here's a quote from Paul Gardner that's in the book "A painting is never finished. It simply stops in interesting places" For some reason I liked that one. :)

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