Where do your art ideas come from? How do you stimulate your artistic vision? Do you explore new processes or materials to help your creative process?
I use "art candy" to foster new concepts. I go to galleries, museums and read art books for inspiration. Daydreaming works too - perhaps just a few moments of daydreaming can unlock your creative flow.
But if you've tried these things, and you're still feeling stuck - a victim of "artist block" - you might find that using new art materials can help you break out of your mold.
For example, someone brought some yupo (a substrate material) into a painting group I belong to. Since yupo is waterproof and it rains so much in Oregon, I immediately saw rain merging with paint. I now go outdoors in the rain and create Oregon rain paintings.
What liberates your artistic vision? Please feel free to share your "art candy" experiences on this blog.
Pam Serra-Wenz
I use "art candy" to foster new concepts. I go to galleries, museums and read art books for inspiration. Daydreaming works too - perhaps just a few moments of daydreaming can unlock your creative flow.
But if you've tried these things, and you're still feeling stuck - a victim of "artist block" - you might find that using new art materials can help you break out of your mold.
For example, someone brought some yupo (a substrate material) into a painting group I belong to. Since yupo is waterproof and it rains so much in Oregon, I immediately saw rain merging with paint. I now go outdoors in the rain and create Oregon rain paintings.
What liberates your artistic vision? Please feel free to share your "art candy" experiences on this blog.
Pam Serra-Wenz
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