'I always keep a copy of Art & Fear on my bookshelf' JAMES CLEAR author of the #1
best-seller Atomic Habits 'A book for anyone and everyone who wants to face their fears and
get to work' DEBBIE MILLMAN author and host of the podcast Design Matters 'A timeless
cult classic ... I've stolen tons of inspiration from this book over the years and so will you'
AUSTIN KLEON NYTimes bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist 'The ultimate pep talk for
artists. ... An invaluable guide for living a creative collaborative life.' WENDY
MACNAUGHTON illustrator Art & Fear is about the way art gets made the reasons it often
doesn't get made and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up
along the way. Drawing on the authors' own experiences as two working artists the book delves
into the internal and external challenges to making art in the real world and shows how they
can be overcome every day. First published in 1994 Art & Fear quickly became an underground
classic and word-of-mouth has placed it among the best-selling books on artmaking and
creativity. Written by artists for artists it offers generous and wise insight into what it
feels like to sit down at your easel or keyboard in your studio or performance space trying
to do the work you need to do. Every artist whether a beginner or a prizewinner a student or
a teacher faces the same fears - and this book illuminates the way through them.
