Ted Orland

Photographer and co-author of the book, Art and Fear.

Ted Orland began his professional career working as a young graphic artist for designer Charles Eames, and later served as Assistant to photographer Ansel Adams. Ted currently lives in Santa Cruz CA, where he pursues parallel careers in teaching, writing and photography. He is co-author (with David Bayles) of the best-selling artists’ survival guide, “Art & Fear”, and author of its recent companion piece, “The View From the Studio Door”. He also leads workshops on a variety of artistic issues and photographic topics. Ted’s own fine art photography is represented by The Ansel Adams Gallery.

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Art and Fear

Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

by David Bayles, Ted Orland

Art and fear. (You may have noticed they go together.) This is a quick-reading (122 pages), witty, real look at the process and challenges of making art. Of course, I think the biggest art project all of us can ever engage in is the creation of our own optimized and actualized lives, so we’ll be focusing on Big Ideas we can apply to our lives today including: quitting vs. stopping, fast vs. slow, 50 lbs, the importance of progress, naive passion vs. informed passion and how to get work done like a PRO!