Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness.
By being willing to be a bad artist, you have a chance to be an artist, and perhaps, over time, a very good one.
The reward for attention is always healing.
Expect the universe to support your dream. It will.
A working artist is a playing artist.
Survival lies in sanity, and sanity lies in paying attention...the capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.