{"id":109554,"date":"2022-02-04T00:42:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T06:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=109554"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:50:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T18:50:37","slug":"fear-of-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=109554","title":{"rendered":"Fear Of Failure&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=109554\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=109554\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-109555 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Fear-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Fear-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Fear-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Fear-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Fear-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Fear-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>By Radical Rhymes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s prevalent, isn\u2019t it? That sense that whatever you do it\u2019s bound to fail, fall, freeze. I\u2019ve experienced it all my life. It\u2019s the terror of creation. I stand or sit before a page or canvas and there\u2019s nothing there, no art, no words, no sense. That blankness is a promise or is it a risk?<\/p>\n<p>Where does that come from, that fear? Is it inherent? Natural? Is it just something we have to face? Or is it inscribed into us? The doubt of others is everywhere. The teachers who tell you not to reach too far, that advise you to have a back-up plan. The friends and family members who counsel that you need to be pragmatic.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>But creation is difficult, dangerous. There\u2019s no knowing what will emerge until it does. It\u2019s incredible how often I am given commissions for people, and I have no idea how the painting will turn out. There\u2019s no vision at the start, just a reference and a page or canvas.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s strange how often pictures create themselves. I have numerous examples. The dog portrait that came out as art deco, a style that I had never used before. It just drew itself. The process was so smooth, so simple. The reference transferred itself through me to the page.<\/p>\n<p>And then there was the drawing of a daughter I produced for a competition winner. I saw the photo and started work and it came out like a Warhol, classic pop art. Again, I had never used that style before, it was a first. When I sent it to her, she was delighted, Warhol was her favourite artist. Strange? Inevitable? I honestly do not know.<\/p>\n<p>All I do know is that in the face of that fear, which in my case I believe to be a mixture of nature and nurture, is to make a start. The initial brushstroke, the initial letter, finger on keyboard. Once you start there is a flow, it may buffet you, bounce you around, but it is there.<\/p>\n<p>Trust yourself, fight that fear.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em><strong>Radical Rhymes is a professional artist working with a range of media &#8211; predominantly animal\/human portraits and landscapes &#8211; including, most recently, hand painted furniture. You can see his work on Instagram Radicalrhymes1969 or on Twitter <a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RhymesRadical\">@RhymesRadical.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em><strong>For commissions, please contact him on Twitter via Direct Message or by email at: radicalrhymes@outlook.com His work is also available to buy on <a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/shop\/RadicalRhymes?ref=search_shop_redirect\">Etsy<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[si-contact-form form=&#8217;2&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Radical Rhymes It\u2019s prevalent, isn\u2019t it? That sense that whatever you do it\u2019s bound to fail, fall, freeze. I\u2019ve experienced it all my life. It\u2019s the terror of creation. I stand or sit before a page or canvas and there\u2019s nothing there, no art, no words, no sense. 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