You can always find some great clips on Facebook. I read a short article on Alex Katz. Watched a You Tube on Ingres. Read another one on Frank Auerbach. I was wondering, "have I looked at too much art that has caused this block that I have to work through daily waiting." Nothing to do but put one foot in front of the other and go do another load of laundry! Some samples below. 
Peggy, you know every time I look at a lot of others artists work, I become blocked. I usually like their work so much that I doubt my own I think, or, I wonder if I should change the way I paint, not good to think that, I can only be myself - full stop. So, I just choose a subject and start painting like moi. Not saying that is your issue, that just happens to me - everytime.
ReplyDeletePeggy love seeing you and Ray this evening, you can find me @ http://summerlandcottagestudio.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI thing boredom has great advantages. Putting things aside until you burst with a desire to work can be satisfying. Of course, that's me, and it seldom happens.
ReplyDeleteI've taken several mixed media workshops in the past few years.
ReplyDeleteOne was paper collage and now I can't throw away scraps of paper (pack rat tendencies) ;-{
Very freeing and exciting!