Tuesday, April 14, 2009

No more excuses

So lately I have been thinking what will it take for me to paint or create some form of art. I have beads but no tools to actually make something with them. I have paints, brushes and a blank canvas. I have charcoal, paper, several sketch books and loads of books on the creative process so what seems to be the problem? I thought it first started out as being artist block, but now I think I am just avoiding it by making up excuses or keeping myself busy with other things. What happened to the liberating/therapeutic aspect of creating I had when I was younger? Before the all of the judgements"this is good, this is bad, I can't, this is wrong and this is right I would just dive into creating and get lost in it for hours. You can have all of the materials and how to books in the world, but what good are they if you don't use any them. So I have to challenge myself to use whatever supplies I have in my home before spending money on any new ones. It's so easy for me to spend money on new supplies and not use them. This is a habit that I have to give up. Another habit I have to give is trying to get to the finish line before I even begin. Deepak Chopra makes a good point about this in this clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NckPfc0qGAE

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