Notes on art to my former self

I got a lovely email in response to yesterday's comparison post, and it made me think about art, and how I feel about it. I literally have no idea what I'm doing. In our family, I was not considered the creative, artistic one. And it's true! I'm very literal and technically minded. I'm also aphantasic and really struggle with being creative. I always found that a failing until I realised it was just the way I am, and that's OK. I never considered my sketches or paintings Art. They're just doodles, a learning journey to get me to Art. And, while I deep-down still believe that to be true, this is changing in response to AI generated images. What humans make are works of art, and I do work really hard on my stuff. Even though it rarely pleases me, I hope one day to reach a skill level where it consistently does. So to baby 73% Geek, and for future 73% Geek to reread when she inevitably forgets. My best tips to myself: Figure out what you actually want to be good at. Practice that. Don’t…