tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post1550167882677510761..comments2023-10-30T13:27:44.690-04:00Comments on Painting My World: How to Get Inspired to Get Back to the EaselKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-82102648939949054252016-06-08T14:40:13.602-04:002016-06-08T14:40:13.602-04:00This is lovely! Great advice from Matisse, I'l...This is lovely! Great advice from Matisse, I'll share it with my writers group, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-9297783094868885902016-05-10T11:20:22.115-04:002016-05-10T11:20:22.115-04:00So true! It works every time. It's sometimes w...So true! It works every time. It's sometimes why I go back to just sketching my cat. I won't know till afterward that was improvement - and as soon as I get my health back I need to try to paint my cat in pastels again, think I'll do better with him. It's been too long.<br /><br />One of the things I do to keep going, which may be a reaction to unpredictable health problems, is to go right to the center of my comfort zone - favorite "easy" medium (whatever my body is saying is easiest, sometimes small and clean pen-watercolor miniatures, sometimes fast but loose pastels), familiar favorite subject, familiar techniques. I wind up seeing a difference once it's done and earlier iterations are surprisingly clumsier. But that gets me over a gnawing fear of not being able to do it well or complete it on a bad day.robertsloan2arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598847116529877475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-43371956176418081042016-05-09T07:46:08.487-04:002016-05-09T07:46:08.487-04:00Karen,you inspire!Karen,you inspire!Sandi Graham Pastelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015873565452711457noreply@blogger.com