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In today’s episode I want to address some of the questions I got in a recent Instagram live session I did – both SERIOUS and FUN ones!
Getting Over Frustration
The first question I address is regarding getting over feelings of frustration and lack of motivation / inspiration, specifically after returning to it following a break.
The question was phrased in a way that makes me see this in the MACRO – some stages in our lives will be less creative – and this is NORMAL. You may be preoccupied with important commitments, or go through a particular challenge.
It’s important to accept this and avoid judging yourself to harshly.
Additional solutions:
- If you haven’t created in a while – set the goalpost to be creating something every day. The result DOES NOT MATTER. Paint / draw / use whatever medium you use every day, regardless of how you feel. Did you create? That’s a win.
- Use a different medium / art supply
- Create outside if possible
- Take a break! If you’re on the other side of this – and you create consistently but don’t like / enjoy what you produce – a BREAK can help.
How to Start Your Art Journey?
This is another question I get often, phrased this way or similarly.
How do I get started as an artist?
How do I become an artist?
Well… Artists make art!
So if you’re making art, you are an artist.
Now comes the question – do you want to go full time? Are you striving to improve? Etc.
Listen to the audio for my full thoughts 😉
What Does Art Mean to Me?
Another interesting one I got.
To me – art is EXPRESSION.
It’s about expression yourself.
It doesn’t matter WHAT you create, your inner most authentic self will be embedded in it.
What If Watercolor Disappeared?
Here’s a VERY interesting “what if?” question I actually got on YouTube.
If watercolor & gouache disappeared from this world – what medium will I use?
My answer is either going ALL-IN on pencil and pen (including digital drawing for that matter), which I ALWAYS loved and enjoyed… OR acrylics! This is another medium I used several times and enjoyed quite a bit.
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed hearing my takes on these questions.
I’ll do another Instagram live session next week, so make sure you follow here: @LironYanIL 😁
And here are the rest of the places where you can find me online:
TikTok – @Liron.Yan
YouTube – Liron Yanconsky Art
LinkedIn – Liron Yanconsky
Pinterest – Liron Yanconsky
Twitter – @LironYan