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CREATIVE CURRENTS

JONATHAN BARCAN ALEX DUNCAN JADE PAUL MCCLOSKEY

I run with whichever When I’m blocked, I ON ROBERTSON Sometimes I can be ON
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idea is most take my art practice I don’t have them. moved to create

interesting or way outside my ON If I’m having a a specific work,
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assertive at the comfort zone more challenging an idea can

ON moment, free from and try to create painting day where things seem literally just
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self judgment, and something uncomfortable, I tend to see this appear and

make different visual iterations completely as a sign to push on through. evolve into a

until I feel like the idea has different from Painting is very metaphorical vision. However,

exhausted itself. Sometimes what I normally do. for life. “Just keep going,” I say, for the most part, motivation

though, the process of ‘making’ I’m usually working digitally, so I’ll and – here comes the really comes after action, simple

in the studio can be enough to get messy with some traditional interesting part – it really is a routines like preparing the

push through and build some mediums like oil pastels and paints state of mind and, well, the more canvas, brushes and palette can

creative momentum. just to see what comes of it. I do the more information I have. calm the mind and slow down
How do you move the thinking process, allowing

me to get out of my own way.

This in turn allows me to be
past creative blocks? GIOVINA BAUER more present in the making of

the artwork and, for me, this
It can be challenging and
reassuring, affirming that presence is paramount in

I’m only human and the creating authentic work.

Artists inevitably flow of creative inspiration

encounter periods when is a reality. I remind myself

inspiration fades, ideas to trust my intuition, WIN WALLACE

come to a standstill, knowing that creative Working is the best

and the sight of a blank JESSICA blocks are a natural part way past creative

canvas or page feels LICHTENSTEIN of the process. With a ON blocks. Throwing
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overwhelming. Art Seen I allow the creative positive approach to yourself into even a half-

invites seven featured blocks to come, creative blocks, there’s formed idea just to keep going allows you

ON
artists to discuss their p80 and even learn to a sense of adventure, to be more open to a better inspiration.
appreciate them, for
approach to overcoming they are just as important and embracing, and Having a backlog of ideas in a sketchbook

is helpful, so in my mind I’m already
risk-taking to
creative blocks and will teach you even more than uncover new thinking four or five drawings ahead of

reigniting their creativity the moments of inspiration. adventures the current piece. Just don’t allow yourself

ON and solutions. to accept the premise of creative blocks.
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