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<channel><title><![CDATA[Freelance Illustrations.com - Art Is Not Scary]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.freelanceillustrations.com/art-is-not-scary]]></link><description><![CDATA[Art Is Not Scary]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 14:07:22 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Art Is Not Scary]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.freelanceillustrations.com/art-is-not-scary/art-is-not-scary]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.freelanceillustrations.com/art-is-not-scary/art-is-not-scary#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2021 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceillustrations.com/art-is-not-scary/art-is-not-scary</guid><description><![CDATA[Photo by: L. Wallis from Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, WI Don&rsquo;t be intimidated by not &ldquo;knowing&rdquo; anything about art. Who you are right now, what you bring to the experience, your experience, of looking at art is perfect. You don&rsquo;t need a deep background - or any background, or art education, or book learning, to look at, talk about, and enjoy art.You can walk up to a piece of art and simply experience it. Let yourself just look at the art.Art should make you feel som [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:229px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a href='http://www.freelanceillustrations.com/uploads/4/6/1/0/46101033/dragonfly_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'><img src="http://www.freelanceillustrations.com/uploads/4/6/1/0/46101033/published/dragonfly.jpg?1633879482" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Close up of dragonfly's third eye" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption">Photo by: L. Wallis from Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, WI</span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><font size="3" color="#2a2a2a">Don&rsquo;t be intimidated by not &ldquo;knowing&rdquo; anything about art. Who you are right now, what you bring to the experience, your experience, of looking at art is perfect. You don&rsquo;t need a deep background - or any background, or art education, or book learning, to look at, talk about, and enjoy art.You can walk up to a piece of art and simply experience it. Let yourself just look at the art.<br /><br />Art should make you feel something - the good, the bad, and the ugly. It&rsquo;s all ok. Whatever you feel or see when you look at art is valid. Open yourself up to the experience of just looking at art. Allow yourself to see and feel whatever. What you see and feel are valid. It&rsquo;s all ok.</font><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div style="text-align:center;"><div style="height: 10px; overflow: hidden;"></div> <a class="wsite-button wsite-button-large wsite-button-normal" href="javascript:;" > <span class="wsite-button-inner">Sign up here to get the latest blog post delivered to your inbox</span> </a> <div style="height: 10px; overflow: hidden;"></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>