I sat down to draw something yesterday and found all my art muscles rusty. Once again.<\/p>\n
Early last year I was beginning to hit my stride and determined (with a lot of help from my friends) to keep up with drawing and painting this time. But I allowed a nine-month home-improvement binge to distract me.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, with big projects done and construction chaos cleared, I determined to sit down to the art table again. When I did, though, my work was stiff and clunky and my attitude worse.<\/p>\n
So. Help me out here, if you’re inclined. Point me to some image online that might inspire and kickstart me. <\/p>\n
I don’t know what exactly that might be so I can’t give you much in the way of guidelines. (The unexpected might be the most inspiring of all; who knows?) <\/p>\n
It should probably NOT be a photo of your favorite human or four-legged critter that you’d like to see beautifully drawn<\/a>. Because the purpose of this exercise is merely to apply artistic WD-40 to rusty parts. It COULD be such a photo if you don’t have high expectations.<\/p>\n Something easy might work. A rolling landscape<\/a>, a woman’s face<\/a>, an interesting dog<\/a>. It doesn’t have to be simple, but it has to be something I don’t need to take Vastly, Deeply Seriously. No Grand Statement of Freedom or Meaning of Life thing, please.<\/p>\n Something that will enable colors, patterns, and shapes carry me away. Yeah, that would be wonderful.<\/p>\n So, dear people … link away. Inspire me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I sat down to draw something yesterday and found all my art muscles rusty. Once again. Early last year I was beginning to hit my stride and determined (with a lot of help from my friends) to keep up with drawing and painting this time. But I allowed a nine-month home-improvement binge to distract me. Yesterday, with big projects done and construction chaos cleared, I determined to sit down to the art table again. When I did, though, my work was stiff and clunky and my attitude worse. So. Help me out here, if you’re inclined. Point me to some…<\/p>\n