Inspiration

For awhile now I have been trying to breathe life back into my Muse. As you may or may not know she was beaten to near death by Responsibility in the late 80's and early 90's.  Time being what it is, a continous flow, I can do nothing to take back the years lost to that action. Not that I would....I like what I did gain, more or less, from those years. They have made me what I am today, for better or worse, as the case may be. I just regret that loss of creation in my life. It had a habit of spilling into everything I did daily, but there is no artistic record of my life for the last 13 years. And that is sad to me. I have decided that I can't afford to do that again. No matter what is going on in my life  there will be a place for art, for creation, from now on. To that end I have carved out one day a week for 'Studio Day'. One day that I set aside for art, for creation. I put aside all else and just indulge in my art. I let my Muse out to wander. One day for now...with an eye on the future.There is so much I want to do. But for now I do what I can. And what I can do is keep making art and not letting it slip out of my life anymore. One way I am getting inspired is by participating in a project by a collective of artists on Twitter. They have resolved to complete a drawing a day for a year. It's called #draw365. It is a commitment to draw everyday. I find it keeps me focused on my art. I get inspired by all the different works the artists are posting on #draw365. I see new artists that I would never have seen otherwise. It's really the best source of inspiration I've had since I sat in the hallways of the college with my art classmates in the 80's (Boy I learned a lot in those hallways!). For now it keeps me going...keeps me inspired. And my Muse, she is just reveling in her new found freedom. After 13 years of being held down by Responsiblity, she has taken wings and  is ready to fly!