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
Creativity
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
Automatic Painting – A brief overview of my recent experiment with the technique
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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
Beating Creative Blocks Caused By Resistance: My Thoughts on Steven Pressfield’s Book: War of Art
I recently reread Steven Pressfield’s War of Art (and I also listened to the audiobook). The brief book is a three-part discussion of why we resist creating (i.e., creative block), how to conquer that resistance (get unblocked), and finally how to maintain a practice (keep the creativity flowing). I have Continue Reading
Automatic Drawing (Five Minute Drawing Demonstration)
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Creativity Block CRUSHER! No. 1
Automatic Drawing helps you to create without being concerned about the final product. I.e., you can let preconceptions of quality or artistic merit aside and permit yourself to play. Automatic Drawing was an exercise introduced by Austin Osman Spare who describes the process in his book, The Book of Pleasure Continue Reading
Final Thoughts On Steal Like An Artist, Chapters 8,9 & 10
This post will recap of Austin Kleon’s book, Steal Like an Artist, chapters 8,9 & 10. These chapters are, to me, a sort of “pushing out of the nest” story. Kleon gives advice on how to be a creative person in the world and to keep working on being an Continue Reading
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