The wise artist makes
The wise artist makes peace with the fact that he will understand less than he had anticipated. Eric Maisel
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The wise artist makes peace with the fact that he will understand less than he had anticipated. Eric Maisel
Many people are embarrassed to create in public. It feels unseemly to them, like kissing in plain view… Make a spectacle of yourself. Eric Maisel
Affirmations need to be used if they are to become incorporated into the fabric of your being. Eric Maisel
The artist, who must venture into the studio and risk there, and then venture into the marketplace and risk again, is obliged to learn how her defences work, so that she can drop and raise her guard instantly. Eric Maisel
It goes against an artist’s grain to retire. But whether he retires or not, he will age… What work will get done in the remaining time? …Can he find a little peace in this twilight? Or must he still rush on, restlessly and hungrily, to the very end? Eric Maisel
Make creativity your religion… because creating is soulful work. Eric Maisel
Ambition is vital, but dangerous: it is a keen motive and a driving force, but over what edge can it drive the artist? Eric Maisel
Who knows how many artists fail because the light that shines through them is defracted in a thousand directions and not concentrated in a single beam? Eric Maisel
The artist is a god, but he is also an idiot. That is the human way. Eric Maisel
Chaos is everywhere – and artists, to fashion art and live truthfully, have no choice but to invite this unwanted guest right into the studio. Eric Maisel