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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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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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Importance of Process over Product artistic process artwork creative growth creative process process process-focused Apr 20, 2022

What is the process?
The process of making an artwork is all the thoughts, actions, and feelings along the journey of creating something.

What is the product?
The product is the artwork. It is the art object, the painting, the performance, the story, etc. that is completed at the end.

The...

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