Making Big Leaps - in art and life [4]

This week finds us at different ends of the process. Louise has just finished several paintings in her latest series while Alice is preparing to begin new work. As she prepares to start, we talk about the importance of making a leap into the unknown - in art and in life. The impressionist Edgar Degas is quoted as saying “only when he no longer knows what he is doing, does the painter do good things.”  This week the conversation centres on the extent to which this is true. How important is it to push your work into new territory? Is risk-taking an essential element of being an artist? And if art mirrors life, do we need to find ways to bring risk into our daily lives?  We also answer a question from a listener, who asked "how long does it take to become an artist?" We discuss what it means to be an artist, and whether becoming one is a matter of fact or a matter of mindset.  LINKS >> Join the Facebook groups:  Art Explorers with Alice Sheridan This Painting Life with Louise Fletcher Submit a question here Find shownotes on:  www.louisefletcherart.com/podcast www.alicesheridan.com/podcast  Follow us on Instagram  @alicesheridanstudio  @louisefletcher_art Credits "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/