Art and Fear is a book about making art. It discusses the challenges and rewards encountered in the creative process. Ordinary art, not the kind made by Mozart-like geniuses, but the kind we all can make, is the focus here.

Geniuses are rare, but good art is created all the time. This book argues that equating art with genius makes it seem unreachable and unknowable. Instead, art making is an intimately human activity that can be explored and enjoyed by everyone.