Get Inspired!

I know as artists we keep rather caught up in practicing our medium of choice, but every now and then its healthy to step outside our artistic comfort zone and try something really different. If you are a sculpture artist-try printmaking? Oil painter? Try taking piano lessons. If you draw animals, practice drawing people for a change...even if you know the results will not be as good as your usual subject matter. It's this time spent just messing around and creative play without expectations that allows growth as an artist.

Being inspired needs to come from all facets of your life. From the moment you wake up to the moment your head hits the pillow...AND then of course your dreams are reprocessing of thoughts, feelings and visuals. 

Redondo Beach  photo Dan Zimmerman

 Try spending a day with your camera phone on stand-by, ready to click away those interesting fleeting moments of your day. Look for interesting angles to everyday subject matter.

Catalina Island photo Dan Zimmerman

 Or perhaps a venue or scene where you can edit or delete parts to make a more interesting finished piece.

Redondo Beach photo Dan Zimmerman

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