This year, my husband and I have been taking more risks. Financial risks. In the grand scheme of things, they’re small risks. However, big to us.
This year, I told myself to take more artistic risks, which has turned out to be much harder to do than taking financial risks. The fear of judgment and criticism continues to loom in my head. Showing your artwork in public is very vulnerable task. You will be judged. Art is subjective, just like food. There’s a taste for everyone. My artwork is not for everyone. There will be people who do not like. There will be people who do not agree with its value. I’ve accepted that.
If I like it and it makes me happy then that’s all that matters.
This Dream Bird painting I made in 2019 called “Take More Risks” is the reminder.
Freedom comes with taking risks and not living in constant fear and insecurity. Until I can shed my insecurities, I can never be truly free.
What’s a risk you’ve been fearing to take?
Take More Risks, 2019 by Caroline Truong. Acrylic on Wood Panel, 8x10in.