Fears arise when you look back, and they arise when you look ahead. If you're prone to disaster fantasies, you may even find yourself caught in the middle, staring at your half-finished canvas and fearing both that you lack the ability to finish it, and that no one will understand it if you do. Fears arise when you look back, and they arise when you look ahead. If you're prone to disaster fantasies, you may even find yourself caught in the middle, staring at your half-finished canvas and fearing both that you lack the ability to finish it, and that no one will understand it if you do. To which the Master replied, 'What makes you think that ever changes?' That's why they're called Masters. When he raised David's discovery from an expression of self-doubt to a simple observation of reality, uncertainty became an asset. Lesson for the day: vision is always ahead of execution -- and it should be. Vision, Uncertainty, and Knowledge of Materials are inevitabilities that all artists must acknowledge and learn from: vision is always ahead of execution, knowledge of materials is your contact with reality, and uncertainty is a virtue. David Bayles
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This quote is about how it's better to have a fail in public than to have a fail in private. It is better to have your mistakes out in front of everyone, rather than hiding them away. When you're afraid of someone seeing you do something wrong, it may be because you are afraid that they will laugh at you or say something about how you made a silly mistake. If you are not backing down from your mistakes then people won't think less of you, but rather of your fear.

Source: Art And Fear: Observations On The Perils (And Rewards) Of Artmaking

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