i remember reading updates from a wildlife artist i admire when she was switching from acrylic-based work to oil-based work... same subject matter, same general vibe, but you could tell from the tenor of her posts that she was pretty anxious on a "will this work out, will my oil paintings be bad, will anyone buy this" level...
and that was, y'know, a relatively small change, for a trad artist with pieces in a local gallery who didn't really use any social media outside of a mailing list. can't imagine how much more stressful she would've found it if stuff was tied to Direct Rapid Tailored Feedback That Is Patreon or whatever
(also her oil work was STUNNING once she got going & you could also tell from the tenor of her posts she was really enjoying the challenge/possibilities of changing to the new medium... shame she felt so anxious over it)
creative careers seem so tricky outside-looking-in hahaha; i would not cope will with that sort of thing!
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Date: 2025-02-25 06:53 pm (UTC)and that was, y'know, a relatively small change, for a trad artist with pieces in a local gallery who didn't really use any social media outside of a mailing list. can't imagine how much more stressful she would've found it if stuff was tied to Direct Rapid Tailored Feedback That Is Patreon or whatever
(also her oil work was STUNNING once she got going & you could also tell from the tenor of her posts she was really enjoying the challenge/possibilities of changing to the new medium... shame she felt so anxious over it)
creative careers seem so tricky outside-looking-in hahaha; i would not cope will with that sort of thing!