Thank *you* for this comment! And yes, I could not agree more. There is a very strong and pervasive theme in the Art World that true art must be dark and edgy and the product of SUFFERING!!!! -- and while, yes, some art is like that, I think it's quite damaging that so many potential artists are imbued with the idea that art has to be that way; if it's not how we operate naturally, either we have to unlearn it or force ourselves into a mold that doesn't fit.