64. Berry noses, intuitive painting, and small problems that keep us small

• What if never solving your small problems (including “why me??”) protects you from moving on to more important/scarier problems?
• Using art/portraiture to cope with the weird, weird feeling of depersonalization (not recognizing yourself in the mirror)
• The unexpected and hitherto unappreciated advantages of the 9-5
• Building a vocabulary of marks might come in handy when you’re trying to let r rip in the future
• We always say “make lots of art, even if it’s shit!” but... what if shit art makes you **feel** like shit?

Get extra episodes and join our art community on Discord at patreon.com/arthorsepod. See Fiona's portraits and Jess's intuitive paintings @arthorsepod or on our website at arthorsepod.com/64. 

We mention:

• Emily Powell: https://www.instagram.com/emilypowellstudio/ 
• Lynda Barry’s Making Comics: https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/8/21024723/lynda-barry-interview-making-comics-book 
• Drawing Worlds workshop, hosted by the Believer Magazine: https://believermag.com/logger/drawing-worlds/ 
• Jeff Tweedy wants you to be bad at something (Ezra Klein Podcast): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-jeff-tweedy.html