Art and Fear - Draftsmen S2E24

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• DR

  @Draftsmen · 6 years ago · pinned

  Have you read Art and Fear? What are your thoughts about the book?

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• VA

  @vaughnemett4545 · 6 years ago

  I quit art when I entered the Army during the Vietnam War. I retired after a career as a CPA working in government. I came back to it when all the other life constraints and obligations eased up. I am 74 yo now, and have been back at it for 3 years and only death or severe disability can make me quit again. So.....just to answer your hypothetical question....yes, you can QUIT and then come back to it and start over. Everything you learned in your previous life will return with you. It's a life of art interrupted by another life.

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• IS

  @ishheredia9626 · 6 years ago

  can this podcast please go on forever?

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• KO

  @kohchenkit266 · 6 years ago (edited)

  If Mozart was reborned today, he would appear in one of those "5-years-old Genius playing the piano' videos

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• PE

  @petar3d · 6 years ago

  I'm 25 mins in and I just wanna say, these book reviews feel like having a guest on the show, and its gotten to be my favorite sort of series from this podcast.

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• BI

  @Billy.Bacsko · 5 years ago

  This is what a true open discussion between peers looks like. Both parties grappling with the material and being honest that they don't have all the answers.

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• CE

  @celestethoms · 6 years ago

  I agree with a lot of this. When I first read Art and Fear almost 15 years ago now, it was exactly what I needed. It was a book that highlighted what I was feeling about art at the time. I was insecure, I didn’t have a daily routine, I didn’t know how to take it seriously even though I wanted to. So it gave me a perspective about those things that I needed to understand at the time. I read the book in preparation for this podcast, and I felt it took a while to get to the point. It was still made great points, so I still recommend, but I didn’t have the same experience. War of Art I believe presents some steps that really are meant to get an artist more active in their work. Both books present the same problem, but their approaches are different. Art and Fear is meant to help you understand that there is a problem and you’re not alone in it. War of Art is meant to help you recognize the fear and get you beyond it. It gets you doing the work.

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• BP

  @BP-ok7qg · 6 years ago

  &quot;and by the end of the episode Marshall&apos;s gonna be on Instagram&quot; <br>We are counting on you Stan

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• CH

  @charvi999 · 6 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb9DGoCXmOE&amp;t=1127">18:47</a> this is the very and only reason I overcame the fear of &apos;you can&apos;t draw that good again&apos; after creating a good artwork. I liked the review of War of Art. Love the podcast. Now back to listening.....😁

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• AL

  @alexateodor · 9 months ago

  Stan, your honesty and sincerity is total courage, that&apos;s great

• NA

  @nat6704 · 5 years ago

  This episode needs to be nominated for some award. &nbsp;The way you guys share your insights made me feel like a kid again lol. &nbsp;Its like we all lowkey knew these were our truths but once its been said out loud, and as beautifully as you guys did, you remind us that its OKAY. &nbsp;You guys encourage us to keep going. We will be part of that paradigm shift. Actually, I believe we all already are.

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• ED

  @eddgaart1371 · 1 year ago

  &quot;Ask your work what it needs, not what you need.&quot; This quote really has an impact on me, and I feel like I need to think about it more. <br><br>I don&apos;t know why- when I think of improving the artwork as a way for me to help them, it sounds more comforting than This is my art and it needs to keep improving. Maybe subconsciousness n expectation...

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