Declaration of Independence

Preamble

Art Block- When an artist finds his or herself at a lack of ideas.

This is something I’ve always wanted to declare independence from.It is a problem every artist has to deal with. Due to it, we lack any sort of motivation or inspiration to create. Art block can often last for weeks, months or even a year. During this time I often feel envious of others hardwork or feeling like my own isn’t good enough. These situation cause a desire for me to separate from it.

Nature of Complaint

When I have to deal with an art block… it feels as if I’m trying to enter a room that I need to go to. The room I need to go to is like a room for all my ideas that are needed to be either drawn or written.Yet something or someone is blocking my way,they refuse to remove and is either rude of pays no attention to me.

It’s hard to describe how it feels like to have it in reality but I suppose it is similar to wanting to achieve something but you don’t want to do it because you know you won’t be successful at it.

Of course I’ve tried to draw during these times but my art will often look like there was no effort put into it. I always want to draw with passion but when I have art block I just simply give up easily. There are tips online on how to beat it by doing little art activities but they don’t help. Other remedies I do is work on other hobbies but I feel guilty about not working on drawings to improve. The only thing I could usually do is just wait until I can finally pick up a pencil and find my inspiration again.

Grievances/ Complaints

Before adressing my demands for change I feel it’s best to describe many of the problems I have had as I dealed with this problem.:

Making me feel like the effort I do in making paintings, digital drawings, and comics is meaningless.
Having to give up on drawings before they’re even finished because of frustration.
As I look at others skills I begin to feel like I’ll never be as good as them even though every artist has a unique style only to them.
Is often filling me with thoughts of actually giving up on something I love to do and want to pursue in the future.
Failing to achieve new techniques and ideas that could be created if I didn’t have art block

My Statement

I've found that many of the remedies I have done to try to solve this problem has failed. Seeing that I can not reach my full potential in improving my skills in art. It has given me grief over my hobbies and so I have decided to break away from this nuisance for it is the only acceptable solution to solve it.

My demands are to be free of this art block. To let myself freely express what I want to draw 24/7. To no longer feel jealous of others for their art because I envy their skills. I want to be able to appreciate mine and others art because I feel that I can learn more through it. I want to be able to overcome frustration when drawing and complete them easily. These goals are something I want to achieve by declaring independence from art block.