7 A KID WITH CRAYONS

It’s odd that this needs to be said, but somehow I’m compelled to anyway since I’ve met many artists whose anxiety gets the better of them: drawing is supposed to be fun. As creative people, we have a tendency to overthink and be unfairly critical of our own work. But… if you can find your way to have a joyful experience in whatever you draw or design, then maybe the experience will move you further away from fear and doubt, and closer to the elation that you felt when you were a kid with a limited set of crayons drawing away on random sheets of paper.

As creative people, we have a tendency to overthink and be unfairly critical of our work