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In reply to the discussion: Ever get the "painter's blahs"? [View all]

Quanta

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7. Right there with you at the moment...
Tue May 20, 2025, 09:15 AM
May 2025

I saw a video earlier today, with an artist using a booklet of random art prompts that he used to create a lovely mixed media piece. It challenged him to work with different mediums and subject matter than his usual process, and the results were stunning, incorporating collage, painting with unusual tools (a fork in this case), traditional painting layers, stamping, and sewed-on elements. It still looked like his work in the end, but fresh and different.

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I get it too samplegirl May 2025 #1
Try a different medium. FalloutShelter May 2025 #2
Great ideas Sue! bif May 2025 #3
Good luck Mark. FalloutShelter May 2025 #6
Suggestion from a non-professional. BobsYourUncle May 2025 #4
Thanks! bif May 2025 #5
Right there with you at the moment... Quanta May 2025 #7
That sounds fascinating. bif May 2025 #8
Yup. I think it has to do with the shitty Zeitgeist. Bad vibes all around. Ocelot II May 2025 #9
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