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<DIV>Pat, the best thing I've done when in a slump like that was to go to Wetcanvas.com and find the Scavenger Hunts. Someone posts a new list of 26 items to sketch every nine days or so, and there's usually SOMETHING on that list that sparks some interest in me! Somehow only having to sketch something takes the pressure off for it to be perfect. After a while I find myself feeling more creative and ready to tackle an actual painting and enjoy the process.</DIV>
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<DIV>Another great list like that is from a sketching group called Everyday Matters. That group sends out a new suggested challenge each week, which gives me a very large group of suggestions to choose from. :)<BR> </DIV>Leslie
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<DIV><BIG>Hi, gang.<BR><BR>Well, it's time to get back at the easel now that summer has passed into fall. That's the trouble. I have not done any art since last March, and the Muse is off in La-la Land somewhere. Yesterday I spent a fruitless hour in the "studio" desperately seeking inspiration, but any ideas were much too grandiose for where I am right now, having to re-establish my basic skills. Does anyone have any simple, easily-completed exercises they use to get a kick-start in such situations?<BR><BR>:-(<BR>Pat<BR><BR><BR></BIG></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>