I could have written this. I am an artist with aphantasia. It takes a lot of prep to complete a painting, including reference photos, and multiple sketches. I’m moving into abstractions and find it much more fulfilling to simply react to what I’ve painted. Thank you for putting all this into words. People don’t seem to understand the process of painting for someone without internal vision, but I’ll refer them to this article next time I’m asked.

I could have written this. I am an artist with aphantasia. It takes a lot of prep to complete a painting, including reference photos, and multiple sketches. I’m moving into abstractions and find it much more fulfilling to simply react to what I’ve painted. Thank you for putting all this into words. People don’t seem to understand the process of painting for someone without internal vision, but I’ll refer them to this article next time I’m asked.