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February 2009 
Creative Block - need tips, tricks, motivation, suggestions!!
Posted on Dec 8th, 2008
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TruLibra
TruLibra
I am struggling right now with my creativity. I have not really painted in about three years. I desperately miss creating artwork, and can not push myself to paint. I will organize and reorganize my art supplies, look through my sketchbooks...but I can not find the motivation to paint. I feel like I lost the child-like part of me that didn't care what the final out come is, somehow the joy was taken out of the painting process for me. I suffered a huge lost when my entire studio was trashed, that included ober 500 pieces of artwork and over $10K i supplies. I have a decent amount of stuff to work with, any artists dream is to have a tube of paint and a brush..I have enough that I am sure I won't need supplies anytime soon. I feel like my inner artist is rotting away. HELP!! I need tips, motivation, anything. I have tried the 'suck it up and just do it' that doesn't work for me. I need a strong but gentle push in the right direction.
Thank you in advance.
Thank you in advance.
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I think you are holding on to some inner fear that the unfortunate tragedy of your paintings being destroyed will happen again. I also feel that you are not over what happened and that is why you cant just suck it up. To you those painting were more than material objects so your having a tough time letting go. Your inner creativity maybe being blocked by unresolved fears and anger…you shouldn’t try so hard to create art work. Even though you miss it you must let flow naturally and let it come to you. All things heal with time even if it is a long period of time. Start out small and take baby steps to get to where you want to be. Trya different form of art perhaps for now…
Artists live with creativity in them at all times. It is rarely something that you can sit down and say, “Okay, now I am going to create ____.” The creativity is in you at all times in the deepest corner of your mind. You can’t think too hard about it. Relax and it will come to you. Sometimes my greatest ideas come to me just before I drift off to sleep, or when I am in the shower. You cannot force the art to come. Just let go and it will.