I am pleased to announce the publication of my newest creativity workbook: ART NOW NOT LATER: Â Shape Shifting Leonardo DaVinci advised artists to “Look at walls” for artistic inspiration and to help defeat creativity blocks. “Look at walls splashed with a number of stains, or stones of various mixed colors. Continue Reading
Timothy J Wright
Can An Artist Reach Creative Goals While Struggling to Satisfy Basic Human Needs?
Part Two: Can you make art while biological and physiological needs are not being met? In my previous post, I offered a brief outline of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs and compared it to Pressfield’s War of Art. I ended the post with this proposal: “This unusual time has caused many Continue Reading
Can Artists Reach Their Creative Goals While Struggling to Satisfy Basic Human Needs?
I was recently reviewing A.H. Maslow’s A Theory of Human Motivation, which explains Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The hierarchy theorizes that humans need to satisfy basic needs before pursuing higher callings. It occurred to me that Steven Pressfield’s book, The War of Art, is similar to the upper stages of Continue Reading
Don’t Forget to Draw Today
I’d like to invite readers to visit my Redbubble shop. The first item I’d like to share is my “Don’t Forget to Draw Today” line. If you like the design, you might also be interested in the sketch journal, modeled after Edward Hopper’s notebooks. See: Thoughts on Steal Like an Continue Reading
Art Prompts Primary Color: RED
Hi! It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve started a new job and it has taken me a while to adjust to my new schedule and commute. I hope to keep up a regular posting schedule now as I settle into this new reality. Today’s prompt finished up Continue Reading
Weekly Art Prompts
This week’s prompts look at another primary color: YELLOW! I hope these are helpful and as I make more and I am sure the prompts will get even better. Please leave comments about what art prompts you would like to see. Van Gogh Museum Link: https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection Value Scale Video: https://youtu.be/gEnM5FCNcj4 Continue Reading
Automatic Painting – A brief overview of my recent experiment with the technique
Advertisement: Advertisement: Advertisement:
Weekly Art Prompts
Something new to help us all Make Art Now (Not Later) — Art Prompts. I hope these are helpful and as I make more and I am sure the prompts will get even better. Please leave comments about what art prompts you would like to see. New prompts will Continue Reading
Five-Minute Automatic Drawing With Ink
Automatic Drawing With Ink This is a (sped up) five-minute Automatic Drawing exercise using ink. Any ink will do. I suggest using a studio ink of good to acceptable quality. These are exercises so archival paper and premium supplies aren’t necessary. The paper I used was not the best for Continue Reading