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Just heard the most wonderful thing. I'll attribute the quote later, its late... but this wise, old artist said: "Any good artist goes downhill." Basically, thats inevitable :) How wise is that? When you expect those downturns, give yourself permission to go there because those downhill spurts and inbetween foibles of unformity will be what keeps you fresh and new, giving rise to begin again. Spring after a winter.

He went on to say, "but its after they go down, they pull themselves back up. When they start to go down again, they panic." Its that fear of going down again that keeps you locked into a regimented, stifled way.

Be free, break out of what you're doing and try something new. Go stark opposite of what you're doing for one week... if you paint inside, go outside to a market. If you use beige exclusively, go bright. Go dark, go light, go sad, go wild.