It can be nerve wracking to paint in public, but most people can't paint or draw at all, so they are impressed when they see anyone who can, even if imperfectly.
Now, for real "performance anxiety" (as Linda Brandon put it), try painting in a workshop surrounded by a bunch of other professional SOG artists and watched closely by Bill Whitaker. Now that's pressure! (Of course, all their comments were nice. It's what they weren't saying that I wonder about!)
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