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<blockquote data-quote="aeroeng" data-source="post: 284712" data-attributes="member: 6557"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I paint in watercolor, not professional, but I have sold a little. A few years ago, I did the illustrations for a book a co-worker wrote and it was wonderfully fun to create pictures for someone else's ideas. I never expected to enjoy the project that much. But I have not picked up a brush for over 6 months, as the boys drain it all out. So I know how you feel, except I make my income through engineering not art. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">My mom taught me how to paint in watercolor. One thing she always said was to pick up the brush and just paint every day. She said, if you don't feel creative then don't worry about what you are painting go abstract just keep that brush in your hand and play. So when I am in a particularly uncreative mood, I will doodle on the paper and then color it in with a doodling type of fashion. Some of these have come out very well, others were cut up to make book marks. But even doodle paintings are difficult when difficult child is on a rampage. The energy and inspiration is just not there.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">Also for me painting requires a lot of thought. So much that it often distracts me from what ever is bothering me and can be very relaxing. So if you can muster the strength to get going it can reduce the stress caused by difficult child. Thanks for posting this. You got me thinking, I have been neglectful, and should go back to panting myself. difficult child in training recently purchased a digital camera, and has taken hundreds of wonderful flower pictures. Maybe I will start paining some of them in the evenings since school is out and we won't have the homework battles. Thanks for the push.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeroeng, post: 284712, member: 6557"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I paint in watercolor, not professional, but I have sold a little. A few years ago, I did the illustrations for a book a co-worker wrote and it was wonderfully fun to create pictures for someone else's ideas. I never expected to enjoy the project that much. But I have not picked up a brush for over 6 months, as the boys drain it all out. So I know how you feel, except I make my income through engineering not art. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]My mom taught me how to paint in watercolor. One thing she always said was to pick up the brush and just paint every day. She said, if you don't feel creative then don't worry about what you are painting go abstract just keep that brush in your hand and play. So when I am in a particularly uncreative mood, I will doodle on the paper and then color it in with a doodling type of fashion. Some of these have come out very well, others were cut up to make book marks. But even doodle paintings are difficult when difficult child is on a rampage. The energy and inspiration is just not there.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]Also for me painting requires a lot of thought. So much that it often distracts me from what ever is bothering me and can be very relaxing. So if you can muster the strength to get going it can reduce the stress caused by difficult child. Thanks for posting this. You got me thinking, I have been neglectful, and should go back to panting myself. difficult child in training recently purchased a digital camera, and has taken hundreds of wonderful flower pictures. Maybe I will start paining some of them in the evenings since school is out and we won't have the homework battles. Thanks for the push.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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