My 5 favourite ways to stay creative and kickstart your creativity in 2020
Then there's updating the website and hitting social media. My latest focus on the internet has been having fun with some christmas gifs and beautifying my artwork with spangles and baubles. Its a bit of fun for December.
I have a few creative mantras that have served me very well over the years.
Creativity isn't magic, it doesn't fall from the sky like a thunderbolt.
Creativity is a habit.
Here are my five favourite ways of getting the creative habit.
1. Go outside.
Ideally you'll go outside and sketch, but actually just going outside for a a bit of a walk can get your creative juices flowing again. Take the time to look, to really notice. The skies, the changing light, the changing seasons, nature in all its glory. Alternatively notice the mundane, the everyday, the manmade. Have a good look round.
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2. Go inside.
Draw a coffee shop scene. Draw a close up of your coffee cup then draw the whole room. Accept the changes. Jot down ideas as they occur you, snippets of conversations. Find the spark to create an idea.
3. Go to a gallery.
Whether its a huge, internationally famous gallery or a little local museum. You can get inspiration from the artwork itself. The story behind it. The way the exhibition has been curated. The "feel" of the place.
I absolutely love drawing in galleries. Standing up in front of the work, using a little hardback sketchbook. It's wonderful. and it never fails to inspire me.
I've just returned from the Leonardo exhibition at the National and you get to play with lights and see how lighting can affect the same subject and create mode an atmosphere.
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Forge a new habit of creating something everyday - a drawing,- passage of writing, a painting..but do it everyday. Draw your breakfast in the morning, draw your shoes when you take them off in the evening.
Little and often is key!
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5. Be prepared to fail.
Make a mess. Take yourself out of your comfort zone. Work in a medium unfamiliar or on a subject you've never tackled before. This is the underpainting of a herd of wildebeast. . It in response to seeing a river crossing on the Masai mara and it is going to be a painting in my new solo show "Into Africa". It's a mammoth task. This painting is a battle ground. . But I have to be brave first to make the piece work. Make a promise that you will do something without showing it to anyone or posting on the internet. It's a way of giving yourself permission to explore something new without having make it perfect. If you experiment often enough, you might just discover something wonderful! |
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Do all of the above and I'm positive you'll banish artist's block and be ready to move towards a bigger project.
Enjoy.
If you want to discover more about drawing and sketching I still have a few place left in some of my 2020 workshops. Click on the button below to find out more.
The Creative visionary program; is it worth it?
Read on to find out about the art course everyone is talking about.
IThere are two ways to make art.
There is the hard way...
This is the school of hard knocks. You can try to figure this out all
yourself. It is tiring and takes forever.
It’s also incredibly isolating...
Because it is filled with the kind of comparison, self-doubt and
limited thinking that squashes creative potential before it can
even get off the ground.
Or there is the CVP way. CVP will ignite your art, will reawaken your passion for creating and will help you find your true artistic voice.
I did CVP for the first time a couple of years ago. Last year i decided to do it again. I'm so glad I did, as we went into lockdown and it was so fabulous to be part of a creative community at such an isolating time.
So maybe this is the year for you to dive into CVP
CVP is a 12 week intensive course, with all the materials delivered online so you can access them in your lounge, in your studio or even listen to some of the coaching calls on the go!
It will have a huge impact on your art.
The most common limiting beliefs I see in
artists are the beliefs and stories that keep you feeling
small and stuck. Basically, they limit you!
Perhaps the most frequent one is that “I am not talented enough
to make powerful, authentic art.”
Early on in the program Nick dispels these limiting, false beliefs so
everyone can more easily move on to making their own art.
I've recorded a video with my thoughts about CVP which will help you work out if it's for you.
You will have access to all the information you need,
which can eliminate years of frustration and struggle.
And if you are ready to bring about big changes in your art and the
way you make it… consider joining us inside
The Creative Visionary Program.
We are open now, but only until Wednesday 24th Feb.
Inside the program you won't just find the information you need to
to make your art dramatically stronger, by mastering the principles
of Design, Value, Colour and Texture…
Because we also talk about important ideas like Expansiveness,
Risk, and Soul. These are the parts of the art making process that,
when mastered, will really make your art soar.
You won’t believe the amazing lineup of artists this year!
You can sign up here
https://share.tellafrienda2l.com/a/a2lworkshop2021/Louiseluton
