This is what I told myself the other morning when I did this sketch. But it’s not quite accurate!
‘Every few days, something a bit different’ would be technically more correct, but when something different appears on my page during my morning sketching routine, it feels as if every time I make a mark on my page, something new COULD happen.
This is what keeps my motivation and inspiration alive.
As I mentioned in an article a few weeks ago, some days, when I open my sketchbook to sketch, I feel like trying something different, and other days, I go through the motions. But I never know when something will get me excited!
This sketch might look the same to you as my other work, but the morning that I did it I had some new thoughts – ideas that I can explore this week as I continue to sketch local houses. I’m not going to share these new ideas right now, but the important thing is that I have a routine that constantly inspires me. Maybe not every day, but frequently!
And so my message for today is to create a routine that enables you to fit sketching into your daily life and to periodically try something new. Don’t get stuck in a rut doing the same thing over and over – try mixing it up instead!
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Thanks for these thoughts, Liz! I love that even after years of sketching, new ideas and inspirations are emerging for you. I appreciate the encouragement to create a routine that is stable but allows room for change. I look forward to hearing your latest thoughts!
Thanks Sue – glad to helps. A routine that can been pared down to minimal during busy times is essential for me to keep the creative juices flowing!
Liz, it’s so good to read that you are constantly (if not every day 🙂 ) inspired. I think we are often too impatient and want to be inspired daily, but it’s good to just go through the motions for a while and keep going. Art is so good for us. For me, I get excited thinking that I have no idea what might turn up next in my sketchbook. It amazes me when I look back through some of mine.
THanks Ionne! Actually blogging (writing) about my work is one of the main reasons for the ongoing inspiration. As I review and write more ideas come to me to try tomorrow!
And yes that level of amazement as we look through our books is specail!
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