On this cold cold day, I am held up inside because it is toooooooo cold outside. Its the kind of cold that cuts you to the bone no matter how many layers you manage to put on. The kind of cold that takes minutes not seconds to warm back up once you get inside. The kind of cold that makes you mad at how slow your car takes to warm up. Can you guess that I am tired of being cold? It is even harder when you have a little one who is still in a car seat. Little kids can not or should not wear a winter coat while in the car seat. So, you wrestle your child into the coat inside, walk a few steps, then wrestle the coat off your kid in the car, lather, rinse, repeat. So, yes I am ready for spring already.
The last few days I have realized something that was missing in my life. I can list many things but lately, the one that I have been focusing on was my art. I write about it and sometimes do a craft or two with friends but not like I used too. In college, I would spend late nights in the studio working on my latest piece. I used to forget eating meals until I finished just one part of a painting. But, I have not made a painting in awhile. I think that most artists go through that period where life happens or an art road block occurs in your mind. So, how do we fill this void to keep the juices flowing and our talent alive? Sketch. When I say sketch, I mean anything. A shoe, a word, a circle, a dream, anything. That helps collect your thoughts into a book that eventually will bring you a work of art. I have countless sketchbooks strewn around the house with sketches that are now the paintings hanging on my walls. I have forgotten that. I have forgotten to spend time in a sketchbook doodling my thoughts. I think that is why I have hit a road block when it comes to creating paintings. I need to work through my thoughts to find the one that is worthy of a painting.
My challenge for you is just that, sketch. Go buy a sketchbook or make one by binding some blank pages together and sketch. Get your thoughts down onto paper so you can work through them and find your next masterpiece. I wish you the best with this because I will be with you doodling away. If I have anything worthy or well anything, I'll share with you my readers. If I like it enough or even you do to, let me know and I'll make it a painting. If you want, please share your sketches too. I would love to see them.
As always, be the best artist you can be!
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