Blocked

Just sitting here thinking about art and artist's blocks. Over the years I have occassionally run dry as an artist and it is very bothersome. As a commercial artist you have to be on all the time because your client expect the best from you. Recharging the old creative cells is sometimes harder than others. Sometimes I can watch a good movie or see a good illustrator and that will inspire me, lighting the fires for more work...but on occassion the elusive spark is harder to catch.

Now I believe that keeping the spark alive is easier he more you work in creativity but after a while your energy runs low and you need to rejuvinate that creativity. How does one do this?

Well, like I stated earlier, a movie sometimes helps, or looking a fine art. Doing something fun to take your mind off of the drain. Sometimes it is just rest. You need to rest and get a way. Spend a day just doing nothing. But that is often hard when you have clients depending on you for projects but if you do the projects at less than a hundred percent are you cheating the clients?

Very frustrating and agrivating. I find myself hitting that wall right now and it is getting on my nerves. I have not been happy with some of the work that I have done lately...it looked OK and it is passable but I felt no real connection with the work and I normally do feel that connection. It bothers me deeply to not feel that connection.

Frustrating.