Lack of confidence

[Matthew Severson]

I've always suffered from this when it comes to my creativity and skill. I turn down multiple offers to do commissioned portraits. I even had a company offer a commission to do an entire wall of the characters and scenes from NewLine Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings".

I'm afraid that the result will be unsatisfactory to myself, or worse, the client. I hope this problem won't follow me through my entire future career as an artist.

I never thought preformers anxiety would show up in portrait art.

Matt