Oil Still Life 2001 and on Creative Burnout
14″ x 18″ Oil on Canvas
Oil painting I did when I even sign my work as “Adiong”, back in 2001, way back when I only do at most five works a year.
This creative spurt is wearing me down; worst part is when I really cannot come up with anything to draw or paint… no idea at all, even if I really wanted to do some more work. During creative burnout, everything looks so ugly, self doubt on why am I doing this again, who am I kidding. I know real artists who do this for a living just have the ability to turn on their creative source, they have to… But maybe that’s it, I really do not have to draw or paint, I can just quit. But somehow I do not think I can quit, even doing this with no reason at all, even I do not have to.
Don’t try to quit. Satisfaction is the death of desire.
Would art give you the same satisfaction if you’re doing it for a living?
@Ellen,
I think it depends on an artist view and/or perspective. Maybe an imlpied attitude would much more ado.