Then I remembered the "still life" I promised myself to try. I know still-life can be a little unremarkable, especially when I looked around my house for something to draw - but I had to shake this funk off and get creative again. That bowl of fruit on the counter, started to look like a candidate.
I haven't used oil pastels since I was a teenager, and they were originally purchased for school assignments, so I was never going to master them. Watching a video tutorial a few weeks ago, however, helped me grasp the concept of layering. It was amazing fun to try, and the oil pastels were a delight to work with. So smooth.
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These bright colours got me out of my funk, and I was surprised to have my mojo back. Creating is a state of mind, and while it doesn't have to be perfect, sometimes you have to shake-it up, to get anything out of it!
Now I just have to buy some fixative.
