Creativity is Misunderstood: Part 2

Theory of relative-creativity.

I was sitting in a little pub in Surry Hills in Sydney, surrounded by the creme de la creme of Australian artists, the 30 other finalists in the 2001 Archibald prize.
Many of the artists were selected year after year as either artists or subjects, and they knew each other well.
The fact that I was amongst them is bittersweet. The double portrait I had painted was a tribute to my best friend, Michael Milburn, a leading light in the Australian world who had passed away the year before at the tender age of 39. His profile and popularity were my entry ticket into this elite circle.
So, I was in the pub, and all the artists were drawing each other on beer coasters. Yet despite the fact that for a brief period of time, I was one of their number, I was too intimidated to join in.
When I run workshops, many attendees feel intimidated to draw in front of me or the other attendees. I understand.
In my heart of hearts, I know that we are all creative. It is just that some people have the confidence to express their creativity, while for many, it has been buried, forgotten, inadvertently misplaced, or hidden because they think that someone else is better at creativity.
You are creative.
Don’t let anyone, especially yourself, tell you any different.
Be Brave.

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