Tuesday, January 24, 2012

On Uncertainty

In a memoir of Susan Sontag ("Sempre Susan"), the author Sigrid Nunez quotes Susan as saying:  "...there was nothing wrong with never being satisfied with what you did.  (Indeed, if you weren't regularly tormented by self-doubt, your work probably was sh--.)

Creative people can feel insecure, especially when trying something new, but there is a great adrenalin payoff that goes with the risk.

Here is a new canvas ready for the next step: