Anonymous asked: as an artist, do you get discouraged when you see art you consider better than yours? if yes, how do you deal with it?

what a question… well.

I learned how to draw some years ago with people who I consider better than myself at art, and they have always been progressing at a much faster pace than me. And since I’m interested in art as a whole, I get to see paintings and other productions, such as illustrations, architecture and music, that makes me wonder if all that’s worth being said hasn’t been already? What’s the point if I will never achieve such perfect beauty?

Then again, I see a lot of art that’s far shittier than anything I could possibly do, and official art nonetheless: people being paid to produce shit so ugly that makes me want to cry. I’m not gonna give examples because I’m talking mainly about things a lot of people admire.

In the end, though, I really don’t feel that my producing of art is something that depend on others. As you might have noticed, I don’t do it professionally: I never felt like it was a competition… so seeing better people makes me happy, and doesn’t put me off. It is something I do for myself, a beauty I try to convey because I need to convey, and I share because I know other people also enjoy seeing such productions.

I am sincere enough in my production and I don’t doubt my heart when I do it. And to me, that’s the basic ground of art anyway, so I’m confident that what I do is worth doing, because I love doing it.

I’m not sure this was the answer you were looking for but… well, I think we all search for beauty and we all try to achieve beauty. If you want a tip on how to deal with it yourself, because you feel insecure or whatever, I think you need to always be sincere with yourself and with what you do. If you love what you do, this love will seep through, and what you do will be matterful.