I am having the worst artist's block in the history of artist's block. I can't paint, I can't write, I can't create. Everything sucks and nothing works. What is going on? I've tried the book The Artist's Way but it asks too much about your childhood memories and I don't have a lot of those. So that in itself causes me to get blocked. This is literally driving me nuts. I am watching more and more t.v., because I can't create. I have prayed, meditated, journaled and nada, nothing, negative. Help?

11x14 oil on board

"Just One Bite"

$60

Check it out at Leslie Saeta's blog for her 30 in 30 challenge and daily paintworks!

9x12 oil on panel $50

This painting is on www.dailypaintworks.com and Leslie Saeta's blog for 30 in 30. It's 9x13 and was so fun to paint. I have done a 180 from my usual nature paintings and turned to still life. I went to Toy Joy here in Austin Texas on Sunday and bought a few fun things, went home and played. This was one result. It is available and ready to be shipped!

What to paint, what to paint...I struggle with this all the bleeping time. Nothing seems to spark my interest once I get it from the camera to the puter. All the pics I take look boring and flat on the screen. It doesn't seem to matter. What to paint, what to paint. AND every idea I seem to come up with has already been done. ACK! The eyes I've painted over the years seem to be as original as I'm ever gonna get. The paintings I've been posting here and on DPW are from my boyfriends eye not mine. I just can't seem to find the pulse.

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

This painting is available on www.dailypaintworks.com  It's only $50 and the perfect size for any wall.

I have completed my first painting for Daily Paintworks. I am so excited. Again, I decided to use some larger paintings and replicate them in a smaller size. Check it out here and buy at www.dailypaintworks.com

This is 9x12 oil on board.

(tap tap) Hello? Is this thing on? Anyone out there?

I'm painting everyday but not happy with the results. I have never painted this small before so I'm having to learn some new tricks. The two paintings you see below are large and the top one sold. I'm trying to use these paintings as inspirations for my smaller works that I will sell on Daily Paintworks. The larger paintings are done on birch wood that is coated with a semi transparent colored stain so the wood grain shows through. The smaller replicas are done on hard board panels, totally different surface. But I'm learning and soon I'll be able to post them here and on DPW. Wanna share anything? Your blog? Advice? Website? Ways to get people to read this? Please do.


More pics of my larger pieces.