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| #29 "Interference" Acrylics on canvas |
A few more thoughts from another David DuChemin ebook, Vision Is Better
"So what do you do when the thing that sustains you begins to tire you? What do you do when the shelves are bare? Restock the shelves...I think the way we do that is a little counter-intuitive: we shoot more, write more (paint more) we go back to the well and fill it with the same bucket we use for drawing water in the first place. We get intentional about the process and stop worrying about the product. We stir the paint. We take more risks. We work more not less...you take the time to do more personal projects and create something for you and not your clients. It is not just as important that you feed your own creative soul before you feed your market, it is more important...What do you do to stir the paint? Where do you go to fill your well?"
Without realizing it these last several pieces have been all about well filling for me. Doing things that stimulate and entice me to risk new things. It's been great. Hope all of you are finding your own ways to 'stir the paint' this week!
