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<blockquote data-quote="Nandina" data-source="post: 757215" data-attributes="member: 23742"><p>Hi Copa,</p><p></p><p>I’m wondering, would you feel anxiety if you just picked up the paintbrushes and colors and began to paint or is it the pressure of the class and doing something “right” or correctly that is causing the anxiety?</p><p></p><p>I know a little about art and have taken some classes. I minored in graphic art in college even though I am no artist, but had lots of experience in the printing industry and thought it would all go well with my journalism degree. I felt like a fish out of water taking art classes with all these tremendously gifted art majors! Doing that can easily cause anxiety, but since you weren’t in a regular class, maybe there wasn’t the same kind of pressure. There could be pressure from within, though, depending on how confident you feel about your art skills in general. In my case, I didn’t feel confident at all. Then again, this all may be coming from some place deeper, as you have alluded to.</p><p></p><p>What I would do is not give up on painting, but perhaps just the need to take a painting class. Get out your watercolors, paper and brushes and just PLAY. Watercolor is one of the most difficult of mediums as you probably know. It is sometimes very exacting in the placement of the paint on the paper. So, don’t be exact! Get loose! Make splats, and blobs, and swirls, and colorful creations that loosen your inner child and definitely wouldn’t satisfy any teacher but would probably be very freeing to you! I have framed and hanging on my wall just one of those creations I did when I was in my twenties and it’s one of my favorite pieces! Or if getting loose in painting isn’t for you (my drawing teacher always said, “you’re not LOOSE enough!” Lol) just do whatever feels good to you with those brushes and paint.</p><p></p><p>Art is so subjective. Several art teachers I’ve had have tried to impress upon me their style of drawing or painting. This is common and often why some people decide art is not for them because the teacher’s way doesn’t feel natural.</p><p></p><p>So, I say all this in a playful way, but just have fun and throw the rules out the window! I hope that makes a difference in how you feel about painting. All the best, Copa.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nandina, post: 757215, member: 23742"] Hi Copa, I’m wondering, would you feel anxiety if you just picked up the paintbrushes and colors and began to paint or is it the pressure of the class and doing something “right” or correctly that is causing the anxiety? I know a little about art and have taken some classes. I minored in graphic art in college even though I am no artist, but had lots of experience in the printing industry and thought it would all go well with my journalism degree. I felt like a fish out of water taking art classes with all these tremendously gifted art majors! Doing that can easily cause anxiety, but since you weren’t in a regular class, maybe there wasn’t the same kind of pressure. There could be pressure from within, though, depending on how confident you feel about your art skills in general. In my case, I didn’t feel confident at all. Then again, this all may be coming from some place deeper, as you have alluded to. What I would do is not give up on painting, but perhaps just the need to take a painting class. Get out your watercolors, paper and brushes and just PLAY. Watercolor is one of the most difficult of mediums as you probably know. It is sometimes very exacting in the placement of the paint on the paper. So, don’t be exact! Get loose! Make splats, and blobs, and swirls, and colorful creations that loosen your inner child and definitely wouldn’t satisfy any teacher but would probably be very freeing to you! I have framed and hanging on my wall just one of those creations I did when I was in my twenties and it’s one of my favorite pieces! Or if getting loose in painting isn’t for you (my drawing teacher always said, “you’re not LOOSE enough!” Lol) just do whatever feels good to you with those brushes and paint. Art is so subjective. Several art teachers I’ve had have tried to impress upon me their style of drawing or painting. This is common and often why some people decide art is not for them because the teacher’s way doesn’t feel natural. So, I say all this in a playful way, but just have fun and throw the rules out the window! I hope that makes a difference in how you feel about painting. All the best, Copa. [/QUOTE]
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