The Beginning

A sense of... being lost has began to drown me. I have had the WORST artists block ever. I've tried to sketch random images that pop into my head when I listen to songs... and lets just say that didn't turn out too well. I'd say I haven't really worked on a piece of art that makes me go, "Wow. This is the best thing I've done." or "This is going to be what I strive towards from now on." or better yet, "This is so amazing that my head is going to explode from ideas and my hand is a miracle because it can't stop drawing amazing things."

How does one get over a major art block?

It's an odd feeling... having an art block. It's like I'm missing something inside of me. Like I'm broken. Something I've never come across. It's like my imagination has gone on vacation without telling me. "Hey babe. It's been a good 16 years, but this thing between us. Uh yeah. It was just a thing. Nothing more. No hard feelings." I could see my imagination saying that to me.

To remedy myself of this block I am going to challenge myself, force myself to chose an object/an emotion/a something-mer-other and do one sketch per day, for an entire year. Have I ever finished anything like that or even committed myself to something like that. ...once... and as you can see that hasn't worked out well either. There will be days where I miss some, due to vacations, even more blockage of creation, or other engagements. So some days I'll submit more than one picture. I will probably have more then one sketch/drawing done in that day, and I will post the better of the group.

I have my first 30 days planned out, I've stolen it from Facebook's 30 Day Photo Challenge thingy... Screw photos. I'm drawing everything out. Even the ones of self portraits and things that seem outlandish. Once the 30 days are up I'll be scrounging around for more ideas, so don't be afraid to comment on my page with more ideas.

1. A picture of yourself with 10 facts
2. A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest
3. A picture of the cast from your favorite show
4. A picture of your favorite night
5. A picture of your favorite memory
6. A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
7. A picture of your most treasured item
8. A picture that makes you laugh
9. A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
10. A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with
11. A picture of something you hate
12. A picture of something you love
13. A picture of your favorite band or artist
14. A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
15. A picture of something you want to do before you die
16. A picture of someone who inspires you
17. A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
18. A picture of your biggest insecurity
19. A picture and a letter
20. A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
21. A picture of something you wish you could forget
22. A picture of something you wish you were better at
23. A picture of your favorite book
24. A picture of something you wish you could change
25. A picture of your favorite day
26. A picture of something that means a lot to you
27. A picture of yourself and a family member
28. A picture of something you're afraid of
29. A picture that can always make you smile
30. A picture of someone you miss

Along with the daily sketches I will be mixing in a bit of my cooking as well, if I can remember to take pictures of the process. I'm hoping I can keep this up and make it worth while.