Lois Bajor's Art Blog

The subject of creative blocks came up this morning when I was talking with friends. All creatives have them occasionally,it's a matter of how we frame them that can  cause feelings of defeat or anxiety in us. My friend used the words "I can't stop  procrastinating". I thought "okay", but I heard somewhere that procrastinating is  such a desparageing term, to put it more positively the phrase “period of incubation”  shines some light on this seemingly unproductive time. This works for me and is so  much more positive. When I let my subconscious and my muse get together there is always  the next great project be it related to art or any other problem that needs a solution.   Keeping and acquiring a good stock of reference photos is a constant source of inspiration to me. There should never be a time when I have nothing to paint, it's just a matter of how am I going to approach this and the necessity of doing prelim inary work and conscious

CREATIVE PROCESS AND LIVING A HEALTHY LIFE   A simple walk on the beach at sunrise, I don't like the exercise but I bring my phone and I have my camera available to take pictures of the things that are different today than they were yesterday, Color, birds,human activity, whatever strikes my fancy. My photos inform and inspire my work. They provide reference material that is unique to me. Doing original work is simplified when you have a large file to draw from. If there were ten artists on the beach each would have brought something different back to their studio. PURE MAGIC!  

Last weekend was the autumnal equinox in other words fall is here, but let's face it, this is Florida. I usually walk on the beach in the morning at sunrise (it’s cooler than). We had the most glorious sunrises all summer real inspiration for my painting, but now the storm clouds are scarcer. The moon is still in the sky in the morning and the sun is in a different position when it comes up it doesn't make for a beautiful sunrise at least not right now ,maybe things will change. Don’t get me wrong,I'm not hoping for more stormy weather but something is missing here. I have become dependent on the sunrise for inspiration. Imagine if I was on the east coast?