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7 Creative Exercises for When You're Feeling Stuck artistic process artists artprocess bream creative growth daily creative elder artists inspiration play process sparkcreativity Jun 03, 2022

Feeling stuck? Try some of these simple exercises to free your imagination!

  1. Scribble freely on paper for 15-30 seconds. When complete, observe what forms you see take shape in the scribbles. Draw and color in those shapes to create a new composition.
  2. Or try the opposite - Start with color...
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List of 10 Things that Spark Our Creativity art experience artistic process artists artprocess bream creative growth daily creative elderartists inspiration seniorartists sparkcreativity May 17, 2022

Creative Inspiration

When you find yourself in a creative lull it is great to have a list of things that inspire you and spark your creativity. We encourage you to reference this list and to write your own additions of things that inspire you.

Our List of Inspiring Things:

1. A walk around the...

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How to Establish a Daily Drawing Practice artistic process artists artmaterials artprocess commitment daily creative daily drawing elder elderartists process seniorartists May 17, 2022

First things first...

If you are just getting back into art, brand new to making art, or a seasoned artist - we strongly encourage this practice of daily drawing. It can bring a world of learning and inspiration to artists at any level.

How To:

1. Decide the time of day that consistently...

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Making Space for Play art experience artistic process creative growth creative process daily creative play process Apr 27, 2022

There is a common misconception that play is only for children. But the play instinct is a natural human impulse that we can always call upon for inspiration.

Viewing and making art is often described as an experience. What is at the root of that experience? Play!

Benefits of Play

Play is...

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Three ways to Infuse Creativity into Your Daily Life artwork connecting creative sensing daily creative feedback morning creative practice Apr 21, 2022

We are often asked by participants in Bream and Sprat programs, “how do I infuse the creativity I feel in classes into my daily life?” We have some ideas for you!

Connect with your Five Senses

Part of being creative is being aware of the world around you. To do this, we recommend...

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