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From a popular guarani saying: “what an ugly painting, said the [bull]frog looking into the mirror”. The feeling of the impostor syndrome is what made me paint this. I often feel like a phony when it comes to my artistic career despite any success that I achieved with it. It's common in many professions, but especially pervasive in creative careers where success can often come from subjective works. One of the reasons for this is that your work is highly public. You are not only defined by it, but also by artistic and literary standards that are completely subjective. Knowing that you are only as good as your last painting makes it challenging to maintain a consistent level of confidence. Because people's reactions can be so skewed, confidence can even cause you to question yourself further. In the painting, I place my self-portrait figure in the background, representing me looking at myself in the mirror and only seeing an "ugly" frog, or, and ugly painting.