I worked really hard on this latest website design. Which is why I feel like face-palming myself right now. My home page says right there, front and center, "...see what's on my easel..." which right now is nothing!! I have no work to show right now. Ugh.
I'm not beating myself up about it -- at least not too much. I spent a little bit of time today organizing some supplies, taking a quick inventory of where things are, which pieces need finishing or framing or whatnot. And it was helpful. I never ended up putting pastel to paper today but I did circle around that mindset and thought process that I need to be in for painting.
I'm getting there.
Part of my problem is that I'm not working on anything solid right now. No deadlines or schedules to meet, and no structure to keep me on track. But I'm deciding to see that lack of structure more as freedom. As in, I'm free to paint whatever I want (which I usually am, but you know what I mean). I'm free to take whatever steps feel right to getting back to painting.
The shift in perspective worked almost right away. Instead of feeling overwhelmed, I thought of a few in-progress pieces that need more work -- smaller, less daunting tasks than the pressure of an empty canvas. All that's left is for me to pick up a pastel stick and get started.
I'm not beating myself up about it -- at least not too much. I spent a little bit of time today organizing some supplies, taking a quick inventory of where things are, which pieces need finishing or framing or whatnot. And it was helpful. I never ended up putting pastel to paper today but I did circle around that mindset and thought process that I need to be in for painting.
I'm getting there.
Part of my problem is that I'm not working on anything solid right now. No deadlines or schedules to meet, and no structure to keep me on track. But I'm deciding to see that lack of structure more as freedom. As in, I'm free to paint whatever I want (which I usually am, but you know what I mean). I'm free to take whatever steps feel right to getting back to painting.
The shift in perspective worked almost right away. Instead of feeling overwhelmed, I thought of a few in-progress pieces that need more work -- smaller, less daunting tasks than the pressure of an empty canvas. All that's left is for me to pick up a pastel stick and get started.