Are you eager for your own artwork?
Is it possible that it has not occurred to you that you might be afraid of your own artwork? Now you are wondering “what do I mean?” It’s not that dumb when you sit down and think it over.
When creating a work of art, don’t we have expectations about what kind of art project we are going to do and how it will turn out? How are we going to feel throughout the process of making our artwork? And we will be happy with what we finished.
How will others view our latest artwork? They will like it? Have we wasted time even starting this new piece?
You and I have all gone through this process as artists. Are we going to live up to our own expectations? not to mention how other people will see it. Will they be happy with that?
Believe it or not, we all go through these anxieties when we are making our different works of art. Feeling the weight of the struggle in our minds may well be in the back of our minds, but it is there.
Deciding on your next artwork
For my part, I know how illusory these feelings are, but they are there. Once you’ve made up your mind about your next project, you will have your own standards set in your own mind.
Whether it’s sculpture, drawing, or painting, you have an idea of what you want to do. You may have seen an image for your next idea or a photo that you have seen. His expectations are high right from the start and he’s anxious if he’s going to rise to the challenge.
I know this very well, and I don’t think anyone is immune to these anxieties that run through their heads.
Having an idea and wanting to do the best job possible is quite natural. And starting a new art project is always one of the most exciting parts and also one of the most harrowing.
How to tackle this problem? Think of this process like an athlete. Or someone who is about to make a speech. They’re nervous; they have expectations of whether they will do well.
So don’t be too hard on yourself, are you planning? Have your expectations from the beginning. You may not get what you want in your job. But who said an artist ever does …?
There was a famous saying from a great artist in the past that a work of art is never finished, it only stops at one point.
Your artistic concerns
You are wondering if your artwork is going to live up to expectations, and with that you feel like you are struggling in more than one part of the entire artistic process.
You are trying to achieve such huge goals that you are concerned that your artwork will not look the way you want it to. Art takes on a life of its own, you may think you are in control. At the helm of the ship, or so you might like to think.
And somehow … yes, you are the artist who is bringing this next work of art to life. But whatever medium you work in, it will have a dramatic effect on how your finished artwork will look.
Either watercolor or oil paints. Each one has its own properties and definitely very different applications. Clay compared to sculpting with wax. You know what you want to achieve, but you are heavily influenced by the powers of the applications you are using at the time.
So it’s okay to have expectations and goals, worrying is not going to achieve your ultimate goal. Although it will correct you and help you to stay alert to divert your way and achieve the type of work you imagine.
Finished artwork
Once you have finally completed your artwork as far as you feel it is done. Do you look at it with a critical eye, trying to see where you could have done something different? Are you feeling somewhat frustrated that your finished work is not exactly how you imagined it? Did it meet your expectations?
Me and most of the artists, if not all … we feel that way. And frustrations can be annoying at times. You want to go back and change some things. That’s fine, but be careful trying to overdo it, especially with paint, as you can ruin a painting if you try to drastically change a finished artwork.
Always leave your finished artwork and come back after a break. You might be surprised to see how it will look like and you will see a beautiful piece of art staring at it.
The process is quite complex, but we have our expectations and our fears if our work of art is going to live up to the images we have in our heads. If we didn’t care, how else would we improve? There is no need to fear the art you make. That constant effort to achieve the best, and our minds searching for finished goals on how your finished artwork should look. As in everything, we are driven by ambition, as well as our expectations to achieve the best of our work.
Worrying about your artwork is different from your expectations of achievement. You need to calm your worries and not be so critical. His work, in turn, will unfold in due course. Not all of us are going to be strong in all different areas of art work. It is a vocation of specialists, and naturally you will be better in some areas than others.
Don’t expect too much of yourself, as learning to be an artist will not be forced. Don’t force it and enjoy. It is a process of time and skills. So relax and if you make mistakes and cannot rectify them in your work, you have learned a valuable lesson.
So by not setting such high expectations on your work, you won’t be afraid of your own artwork. Just remember that art has its own way of solving things. And the next time you make another work of art you will have learned something. Even if you don’t realize it.
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