Readers of my blog may be aware that I've recently been bemoaning the "loss" of my creativity. I recently sat down, large canvas in front of me, and proceeded to paint a load of crap worthy of a 6th-grader, which I didn't bother to finish.
So why is it, I suck with a huge canvas and wide array of paints, but give me office boredom, a pen and a
desk calendar and I create
mini-masterpieces?
Why can't I recreate that level of detail, only over a wider canvas? Or is it the texture of canvas board that limits me? Should I switch to paper? (Admittedly, some of my best stuff has been on random things like foam board, illustration board, art paper, etc)
Again today, as it is the 1st, I changed my desk calendar paper and found myself doodling mini-masterpieces representing important dates on the calendar (okay, Cinco de Mayo isn't an important date, but I did an awesome sombrero, confetti, maracas, and margarita in a 2"x2.5" square, and a decent looking La-Z-Boy chair for the date dad's bringing me his recliners)