tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post6692616408069537533..comments2023-09-18T23:24:48.499+10:00Comments on ...in my spare time: Creativity UnblockedJan Allsopphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173592009682998308noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-40190772826802618512009-04-23T11:29:00.000+10:002009-04-23T11:29:00.000+10:00I'd hate if someone else was the expert on me, too...I'd hate if someone else was the expert on me, too. Wonderful blog.Monster Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839910278667368235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-82385042564606551162009-04-19T06:53:00.000+10:002009-04-19T06:53:00.000+10:00Thanks for your great comment Angela. You sound i...Thanks for your great comment Angela. You sound identical to how I've been. Thankfully I am past that now and you are reading the blog that I found that got me past it. Or I should say 'founded'. Start that blog yourself! I will be your first follower! By starting this blog I soon discovered that I had to paint/draw something, anything to post or my blog would look sad! I became my own motivator and, truly, the answer to what to paint is always "anything, just paint!" I also suggest you try my volume trick and start 6 paintings of 6 of the things you might paint if you could only decide. (Are you a Libran like me? You poor indecisive thing! I KNOW your pain.) The other thing that really helped me get going at the time I started this blog was Danny Gregory's "A Creative License" which took the pressure off me to draw 'properly' and opened my subject matter up infinitely. The rest evolved from those two things, blogging and Danny Gregory. <br /><br />I, too found that I was most interested in reading about process. It's infinitely fascinating! But so little is written on the subject or the parts of it that you and I am interested in. I think I might work on a post about that. Thanks for the inspiration! And please email me your blog link when you get it!!!Jan Allsopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173592009682998308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-29797184941439188902009-04-19T00:06:00.000+10:002009-04-19T00:06:00.000+10:00Totally spot on with this post Jan. I'm also big o...Totally spot on with this post Jan. I'm also big on surfing the net looking at all the great stuff that others do, as well as my trusty art books. <br />Lately ive been seeking out books about artist books, art journals, sketchbooks etc. They are a great source of inspiration for me. But what i have only just realised, is that it's not actually those books i am looking for, what i really want is a book (or blog) about the PROCESS of the artist. From very first initial inspiration to the journal stage, development and final art work.. Any recommendations? <br /><br />I have found the biggest issue with my *creative process* is WHAT do i draw/paint/print etc. Almost everything inspires me, i have a bunch of great supplies looking at me, but when it comes to the actual IMAGE i want to paint that is always where i get stuck. *shrugs* been in a rut lately and it always ends with WHAT do i paint.Angelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-20582806097119101462009-04-17T07:23:00.000+10:002009-04-17T07:23:00.000+10:00Shirley, your books and journals are your artform ...Shirley, your books and journals are your artform and I wouldn't be worried about it at all if I were you because you are sooooo good at it. And if your skills and your method of overcoming blocks collide, well, lucky you! I do use the work small idea too for unblocking as well. It's a good one. I usually work fast anyway, so slowing down is sometimes good for me. Whatever is the opposite!<br /><br />Gaston Studio, I had forgotten about those frivolous acts! Yes, that is also a great way to get going again. I do have to be careful they don't take me down the 'distraction' road which is really called 'avoidance' though!Jan Allsopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173592009682998308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-51615193204840061392009-04-16T23:20:00.000+10:002009-04-16T23:20:00.000+10:00Great post, and thanks for sharing it!
When I fee...Great post, and thanks for sharing it!<br /><br />When I feel blocked, I stay away from what I call 'something serious' and jump into 'something frivilous' which kind of acts as a jump off point for me.<br /><br />I say, do what works for you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-41650339887716800982009-04-16T22:05:00.000+10:002009-04-16T22:05:00.000+10:00What a great blog entry. Like you, I also love to...What a great blog entry. Like you, I also love to read and think about creativitiy and have to create many tricks to get past my internal critic. Fear of failure, preciousness, wasting supplies are all part of the same block for me - and I can get past it most easily by working small and fast. This however means my art ill most likely remain in journals or sketchbooks but I'm OK with that since it was travel sketchbooks and visual journals that were the stimulus. I'm heading over to the link you supplied for more reading.Shirleyhttp://www.paperandthreads.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-62149366206429654072009-04-16T16:10:00.000+10:002009-04-16T16:10:00.000+10:00I don't know that it is a bad habit, so much as a ...I don't know that it is a bad habit, so much as a just a habit. I can think of worse ones!Jan Allsopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173592009682998308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-62160945568925348752009-04-16T15:47:00.000+10:002009-04-16T15:47:00.000+10:00I too feel your pain Jan! I have draws full of gem...I too feel your pain Jan! I have draws full of gems and pearls and silver, yet if I feel like I don't have the exact amount of new and exciting things I need for a creative outburst, then I can do nothing with what I already have! It's very diva-ish, but it's the only way I can work well. What a bad habit, I wonder where it came from?<br />Great post :)Owl and Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420053143472612835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-75019648175119703702009-04-16T15:39:00.000+10:002009-04-16T15:39:00.000+10:00Thanks Ange, I think we are all the same deep down...Thanks Ange, I think we are all the same deep down, in some ways anyway!Jan Allsopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173592009682998308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-2178375318276999752009-04-16T15:31:00.000+10:002009-04-16T15:31:00.000+10:00hey Jan - I feel your pain!!!
Great post.
Ange.hey Jan - I feel your pain!!!<br /><br />Great post.<br />Ange.Angehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774247480072070257noreply@blogger.com