I 'fess up. I've been in the midst of 'artist's block' for, oh say, 4 years now. I used to be able to crank artwork out under almost any circumstances. I never waited for inspiration, I just sat down, drank a ton of coffee and made something.Anyway, that hasn't been the case for awhile and it has been bugging me. I could blame the kids but there are plenty of working artists out there with kids and other demands on their precious time. I could also try blaming the internet, or craigslist (refinishing furniture isn't always fun but it sure is satisfying) or the inevitable mid life crisis or, or... the cat, perhaps?
So, after some healthy procrastination, I finally (!) sat down, drank some coffee and started to draw. It was awful. The drawings were terrible, my ideas didn't work. Ugh.
Despondent, I hopped onto the internet for some inspiration (I said I never waited). I found Bret Pendlebury's Etsy shop and his work brought a smile to my
face. He also has a blog http://bretpendlebury.blogspot.com/
With the gears finally turning, I found some old photos of people and started to draw and to color. Got totally absorbed, forgot to drink my coffee. It's a shaky start... but I had fun.
Hi Kristen!
ReplyDeleteIt's all about beginnings, right? The right here and the right now.....one step at a time. Your work is incredible and perhaps you just needed to rest and let your creative pitcher fill back up. I think that happens to most artists. We can't be a raging river all the time, sometimes we need the quiet space of the pooled water and time: to think, to breathe, to fill back up.....
Love your new drawings......simple is good.
Peace and light....
Kristin