Just keep moving, doesn’t matter how fast, as long as you don’t give up.
I am back to my 100 artworks challenge after a small hiatus this summer!
48/100 Marker & acrylic on wood
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Blocks tumble
The process of cleaning and organizing my art space helped to unearth inspiration from previously created drawings. The dust cleared and the wheels began to turn, and the urge to work on multiple projects began. My creative blocks tumbled and crumbled in an instant…. I envision more cleaning in my future!
Reused material and art: Cardboard cover of book, pen sketch, puffed paint, clear matte medium and a bit of dust!
A reminder
Crazy days, we work hard to keep balance only to feel like a juggling fool…..
Stop clowning around and go with the flow!
From my sketchbook: pencil, marker on paper
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Transform
Days shift to nights
we try to hide
we blanket our fears
we are exposed
we wake
we begin to see clearly
From my sketchbook: Pencil and pen sketch on toned paper
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The page is my friend
I try to uphold to a morning routine by carving out time for myself before the hectic throws of the day. My commitment to writing three long hand pages (morning pages) began many years ago when I read the book, The Artist Way, by Julia Cameron. The routine of writing everyday clears the mind, relieves stress and allows you to tap into your well of creativity on a regular basis. My writing this morning inspired this doodle.
My sketch book, pencil, pen on paper.
Take flight
When the artwork was created, I let the brush and paint guide me. The pattern and color took shape on the canvas and I intuitively let the image come forth. As I viewed the painting today for the first time in months, I understand the message. Today the image spoke to me.
Step out of the shadows, be light, take flight. You never know what you can achieve until you try!
Detail, Acrylic on canvas
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Creativity is electric
Live it, create it, draw it, paint it, perform it, design it, write it out
and stay true to self.
Pen, color pencil, nail polish on paper
Find your light
gnome place like home
What do books, artwork and a gnome with a broken foot have in common? Nothing! I am in search of inspiration in any form. I have been caught in a dust storm of sorts, a creative dry spell. I am finding ways to replenish thy soul, by doing the things I enjoy, like reading books from my favorite authors. It helps to know that this will pass, to be patient and to do the things that will fill my well of inspiration.
I would love your feedback. How do you cope with a creative dry spell?
Other books I enjoy reading when in need of inspiration:
Julia Cameron, The Artist Way
Henriette Anne Klauser, Write It Down Make It Happen
David Usher, Let The Elephants Run
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