I don’t know what it is about this year; the residual trauma of 2019, the pandemic, or simply art block. It could just be that I don’t like painting people as much as I hoped I would. Maybe I just need a project, a focus, a deadline. Maybe it’s everything. It’s hard to know. Anyway, what I’m getting at is that I’ve been having a hard time painting all year. It’s like painting is the last thing on my to do list behind sitting and staring off into space for hours.
Any suggestions on something to paint? Either subjects or challenges. The September Strada Easel Challenge is coming up quickly. I’m considering joining in and spending some time with oil paints. I have everything I need for the challenge. It might be what I need to jumpstart my art again.
As usual, I have a lot of distractions at the moment. I’m fostering four puppies that have to be bottle fed every 3-4 hours, my kids are starting school again soon, I’m working part time, and I’ll be getting another batch of chicks in a couple of weeks. Piling on a painting challenge might be good for me.