Novelty
the quality of being new, original, or unusual
Creation
the act or process of bringing something into existence
that something may be any thing
Cookies
(I might need to eat soon)
A poem
Song
Mood
or heck even a painting
The novelty of painting is a wonderful feeling and fantastic motivator
new colour
palette knife
Fantastic light that is fading quickly
new location
still life
or model
Novelty keeps it fresh
At its core novelty really seems to be about triggering the sense of discovery or curiousity witching myself
an easy and concrete way I keep the novelty alive is to continually ask
of the materials I use, the motivation behind a painting, and ultimately myself
This sense of discovery helps pass, what I consider the first substantial hurdle in painting
Consistency:
Being able to work towards a goal everyday
I used to limit myself by thinking that consistency meant having to paint everyday
I say limit myself because what I eventually found was that the most efficient path for growth meant spending time without a brush in hand.
Now, whether that meant:
drawing
Exploring the work of other artists
reading
writing
or
Enjoying a pizza (I definitely need to eat)
it doesn’t matter
All that matters is continuing the journey
following the path
catching the next big wave of inspiration under the guise of novelty
Read that again
Novelty is disguised inspiration
Perhaps you felt, while reading this note, that novelty seemed a little trite when speaking of art, expression, and inspiration
It was meant to be
speaking of finding inspiration, or the muse, in art is all well and good when you are inspired or in direct contact with the muse
but the moment I have”lost” that inspiration the conversation takes on a more sinister tone
All of a sudden I feel lost in a sea of apathy
removed from my passion
my love…
I am a bit dramatic but I wonder if you have felt the same?
The low hanging fruit of novelty gives me an easy entrance back to the
muse
In fact that fruit is the main fuel which keeps me motivated no matter what road blocks appear:
being tired
impostor syndrome
Negativity
I just reach up
pick the fruit
and take a bite.