I made a decision that is helping me to complete some work. This one boundary actually gives me just enough structure to create some freedom to play. I am working in a fixed size, 5″ x 7″. Get the free pdf here – 25 boundary ideas for success in your art practice
25 ideas of boundaries to create success in your art practice
Think of the boundary as a warm blanket that comforts and strengthens your soul, rather than a barbed wire fence that keeps you trapped in the cold.
Here are some ideas of warm blanket boundaries that you could set for yourself. Pick one that feels right and try it on for 30 days.
- Size of paper define and limit.
- Color limit only – black and white
- Type of surface
- Complementary colors only
- 100 strokes per painting/piece
- Alway start on a book page
- Work for 20 minutes three times a day
- Do your art first thing in the day
- Do it last thing in the day
- Just do it, don’t think, don’t judge
- Complete one piece a day and hang it up
- Make a promise to yourself and share it with a trusted friend
- Use only the materials that you already have
- Copy the work of a master
- Get a teacher
- Take a class
- Promise to post one process picture a day
- Join a group and be active
- Paint items from your kitchen
- Draw items from your garden
- Go to library and look at art books once a week
- Draw your keys each day for a month
- Photograph your glasses 100 times
- Paint really small for one month
- Paint small things really big for one month
If nothing sounds right for you, then hopefully it stimulated something in your mind to find a “warm blanket” boundary to support your art practice. Download the list here 25 boundary ideas for success in your art practice
Enjoy,
Linda Germain