From The draughtsman Contract a film by Peter Greenaway
“I’ve grown to believe that a really intelligent man makes an indifferent painter. For painting requires a kind of blindness- a partial refusal to be aware of all the options. An intelligent man will know more about what he is drawing than he will see and in the space in between knowing and seeing he will become constrained; unable to pursue an idea strongly; fearing that the discerning, those he is trying to please, will find him wanting if he does not only put in what he knows but also what they know.”
While watching this film and hearing this quote it made me think about the reasons behind my hesitation to work. I am still thinking about who I am trying to please. I am certain that I fear failure. I have resolved to change my behavior and work regardless of outcome. If I wait to work only when I am sure that the results will be satisfactory then nothing gets done.
Do I think to much about what it is that I am drawing and painting? Is that a bad thing? Is my lack of productivity/motivation a result of overthinking?
This web log will keep me honest. In order to record my progress I need to post new work daily. I am sure that some of what I create will be good, some bad, and some indifferent.
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