Comments on: Art & The Nebbish http://www.broofa.com/2009/10/art-the-nebbish/ (Thoughtful musings, if you're lucky) Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:43:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: =Tamar http://www.broofa.com/2009/10/art-the-nebbish/comment-page-1/#comment-2258 =Tamar Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:41:31 +0000 http://www.broofa.com/blog/?p=377#comment-2258 I think it has something to do with being 8 years old. When I was eight I wrote some self-criticisms in a small notebook, and when my niece was eight she expressed some of the identical ones about herself. Being an artist seems to be primarily the nerve to call whatever you do "art". As such, it's mainly self-confidence, or a good fake. With enough self-confidence, anything can find a following. Proof? The "poet" McGonagall. I think it has something to do with being 8 years old. When I was eight I wrote some self-criticisms in a small notebook, and when my niece was eight she expressed some of the identical ones about herself.

Being an artist seems to be primarily the nerve to call whatever you do “art”. As such, it’s mainly self-confidence, or a good fake.
With enough self-confidence, anything can find a following. Proof? The “poet” McGonagall.

]]> By: Robert Kedoin http://www.broofa.com/2009/10/art-the-nebbish/comment-page-1/#comment-1880 Robert Kedoin Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:49:00 +0000 http://www.broofa.com/blog/?p=377#comment-1880 Watching my two girls growing up, I have to say that some big change just happened as my younger one went from 7-8 years old. It used to be that she thought anything she drew was fabulous - this was an attitude I encouraged especially since I share the same voice you have inside your head. But now, she seems to getting more cautious. "Mommy, can you draw the eyes? Mine don't come out good." "I need a ruler to make my lines straighter." I guess we each are our own worst critics! Watching my two girls growing up, I have to say that some big change just happened as my younger one went from 7-8 years old. It used to be that she thought anything she drew was fabulous – this was an attitude I encouraged especially since I share the same voice you have inside your head.

But now, she seems to getting more cautious. “Mommy, can you draw the eyes? Mine don’t come out good.” “I need a ruler to make my lines straighter.”

I guess we each are our own worst critics!

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