12 THINGS I’M AFRAID TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY ART

• Sometimes I have no idea what to name my paintings (and use the song title of whatever I’m listening to.)
• I feel sad that I can’t earn enough to allow my husband to retire now.
• I didn’t start painting until I was 50.
• I find a lot of art gallery shows boring (and many, many, fantastically compelling.)
• I’m terrified of life drawing (and also really ‘bad’ at it.)
• I’m the happiest that I’ve ever been, now that I’m painting. I’m afraid to say it in case it goes away.
• It troubles me to see so many talented artists not believing in themselves.
• I never plan out in detail what I’m going to paint.
• I paint intuitively and worry that I won’t be taken seriously because of this.
• I’m sometimes terrified of being ‘found out’ – imposter syndrome is alive and kicking.
• Art is everything to me, and at the same time, nothing.
• I have nightmares that I won’t live long enough to paint all the art I need to.