Reinvention

Time to reflect on the last year as an artist.

It came to me on New Year's Eve while working on switching bedrooms in the house. A lot of time to think while painting and stripping boarder off the wall. I asked a simple question to myself.

The question: What does and artist do? 

My answer: He creates.


The response: So get going.

Whether it is sketching at lunch to clear my mind of the workplace clutter or simply looking at other artist work, I need to dedicate my free time to doing something creative. I got away from that recently (since my last exhibition a little over a year ago) and have felt creatively lost. I have made a promise to myself to take a sketchbook with me everywhere. Just in case. It is always the case that inspiration comes when you are not ready and I need to make sure that I log it so I can come back to later.

Here is a link to an article that helps to explain the post-art show depression. There is a lot of good stuff on this site also.

Time to get back to the basics and get dirty with charcoal and use big paper to really make lines with emotion. The rest will come naturally.

And too boot, the first Sunday of the year, I had someone approach me for possible illustrations for a childrens book. Will see what happens with that. Don't want to push the project til it dies, just want to let that flame build til I am needed to help stoke the fire.