Through a Painters Perspective

There are countless moments where I sit on my bed while visualizing images in my mind. Finding inspiration and the motivation to actually work on something, is very difficult.

When my mind is blank, I usually do these three things;

Go Outside:

Whether it’s going to the park, sitting on my porch or even taking a stroll. I usually feel more inspired when I have things to observe. I can’t really observe much when I’m in my home/room. So, you should go out and experience new things, thats one way to feel inspired and motivated.

Since spring has begun, it’s going to get warmer and there will be much more to view than just snow.

Scour the Internet:

Looking at many things such as, objects, people, flowers or buildings can help me visualize a situation. Most of my paintings depict my inner emotions or real life issues and problems that society has. I will spend hours just researching things and coming up with different colours to use and different values.

Researching is definitely helpful when your mind is blank. Looking at different forms of art, objects, literally anything can help you visualize different elements that you could put in your piece.

Listen to Instrumentals:

Listening to instrumentals of songs help me calm myself and put my undivided attention into creating my painting/piece. I feel like I’m in a completely different universe when I listen to instrumentals. I can also get a lot done and come up with new brillant ideas.

Music helps people develop positive self-image, and it also a way to distress and get rid of unpleasant thoughts. Personally, when I listen to music and do art, I can represent those feelings in my piece, and I won’t feel as stressed anymore.

Conclusion,

Everyone has different ways to become inspired and there are various things that people do. There are many things that I do to find inspiration as well but these are the factors that help me the most. Hopefully these can help you too.