It has been a challenging time and I can see that I have posted more than one month ago, just after the live event at Galleri Knægt, that is too bad :( Among the many tasks from work, I experienced a creative block! I was basically exhausted and as it always happens now and then I got to doubt what I was doing with my painting, yes whatever, it happens now and then! I wanted to paint new natural details, but at the same time to draw about people and their lives, like urban sketching style, but also with a surreal twist, like I love to do. I mean... where could I start? In the end I just focused on working and that was it, I did not draw much. Then we went on fall break and my hubby said: why don't you draw a comic book of us exploring Groningen, while we are exploring Groningen in real life? I had two very good sketchbook, one with fine thin paper for delicate works, and then other with good thick watercolor paper. I did not want to waste any of those, so I bought a cheap notebook A4 with plain paper. So I was finally free to experiment without fearing of misusing good quality materials. I took tones of pictures, as I always do, of the city, I love Dutch architecture, I must say I prefer the old one. The buildings are very inventive, with decorations, lively colour contrasts, and huge arched windows, what not to like? So, sketching around in between job tasks, I finally did it and here it is: Andy & Emma - searching for books around Groningen. To answer to the question in the title, what do I do when I have a creative block? This time I tried to take myself less seriously:
- I bought a cheap notebook - I engaged with cheap materials: markers - I just sketched from life and pictures directly with markers - I sketched in a rough childish kindergarten style Have I solved it? Not sure entirely, but I ended up with a silly product, silly but done, so in a way, I got back on the sketching horse and you can see and read the result on the above slideshow ;) Thank you for stopping by Bertie xxx
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