Marshall and Stan have another book club episode, this time discussing “Art and Fear” by David Bayles and Ted Orland. The book explores how fear inhibits an artist’s work and the way in which an artist can confront their fears to help them create. Some of the topics covered include the difference between stopping and quitting, how you can be the best version of yourself, the way we are similar to geniuses like Mozart, and more.

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References and books

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Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland

War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Picture This by Molly Bang

The Art Spirit by Robert Henri

The Psychology of Performance by Eddie O’Connor

Ira Glass speech

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Legs by William Kennedy

Referenced Artists:

Cooper’s Haircut

Stephen De Staebler

Jeff Watts

Kim Jung Gi

Norman Rockwell

Photography of David Bayles and Ted Orland

Kirsten Zirngibl

George Pratt

Sterling Hundley