Artist - Part 21 - Repressed Artists

I find most “creative people” repressed. Although they brag about how free they are, most are fraidy cats that are scared to put themselves on the line and truly learn new things and techniques. Most are just afraid to go for anything that puts them out of their comfort zone for fear of being labeled frauds or rejected.

The only time I get scared is when something stops me from creating art. I am uninhibited as long as it keeps the paint flowing.

Go for it in life. Take your chances. Knowledge is good. No inhibition.

Chocolate Causes Acne!

I scoured the net for information last year on this topic but could only find fluff pieces and articles on how chocolate doesn’t cause acne... all without any kind of heavy duty evidence. I was suspicious because I noticed that my acne was staying with me throughout my adult life.

Chocolate, along with coffee and red wine have triggered migraines all my life. So last fall I decided to test my theory after I broke out after a chocolate binge. I cut out the brown demon and 2 weeks later I was almost acne free. I then decided to try some chocolate, bam… breakout.

I guess that old wife’s tale is based on some kind of reality. It makes sense.

I told my mother this story and she reminded me the chocolate used to make me breakout in hives when I was a boy. Gee, I totally forgot about that.

Since then I have read articles that it’s milk... etc. that causes acne, but the fact remains… chocolate is the only thing that makes me breakout.