This certainly resonates with me. I used to love drawing/painting but I put so much unnecessary pressure on myself and often feel paralyzed by perfectionism which often left me giving up before even starting. I think a lot of people, like you said, want instant gratification, that quick dopamine fix and they're not willing to put in the work to obtain their desired goal.

@wherethequietbeingsgo

Жыл бұрын

oop I think you cracked the code for my architecture dilemma

@victorblackburn6201

Жыл бұрын

You and I have the same problem with being self critical. It can reach the point where I'm fearful of finishing a painting because it isn't going well - rather than buckling down and making drastic changes to correct it.

@vickyneville4456

Жыл бұрын

Self criticism fear of tucking up ain't the same as doom scrolling or boredoms like lady say her not painting because.

@margiepoulos1028

Жыл бұрын

Very well said.

@HigherSelfStudio

Жыл бұрын

Lol as i grow mature i become more perfectionism and i don't have much time to finish my work. And also i wish i still painting but my imagination is not as strong as before. I found painting is boring because my idea won't show up. I wish i never lose my skill and keep practicing but i can't help it. I still watching artist do their work and it motivate me but i lose my taste to feel the flow in my art. Its hard. As you know painting is spending much time especially acrylic , i can't help sit too long and hopeless to finish it.

I’m not painting because I’m watching this video and eating breakfast but i will get there pahaha

@aimeetetrault

Жыл бұрын

Made me laugh! ❤️

@Calcungruity

Жыл бұрын

same

@antdog6996

Жыл бұрын

Me3

@Ptpop

Жыл бұрын

I’m eating breakfast too.😅

@sofilove...20

Жыл бұрын

:Dhahahah

For me, boredom isn’t my motivator. I must feel alone- I need space. Quiet space, and feel inspired. Ideas come from my environment. When I feel pressured by family or obligations, it sucks up my creativity.

@nilsaiivyarts

Жыл бұрын

True

@artyataol

Жыл бұрын

Very true. But can one ever be free? To enter the sea for a swim we can't wait for the waves to stop! I tell myself that this "wanting space" is just an excuse not to paint. I know this, still I don't paint sometimes the block is just a fear of failure?🤔

This is what I love about this side of KZread. So many intelligent and creative people 🥰

@travisnobleart

Жыл бұрын

I've predominately learned art through KZread, like many of us. And since starting, I have never personally encountered a more welcoming and helpful community online.

@art_wisdom

Жыл бұрын

agree, such a nice video!!

@briansullivan5198

Жыл бұрын

So what happened to me ????

@curtkneelove7354

Жыл бұрын

At last …a positive vision for our New Year - thank you Chelsea

The real reason for most artists is PERFECTIONISM…it’s fatiguing and stalls you out. Not reaching perfection is disheartening and discouraging and turns what you love doing into daunting work..so instead you distract yourself with other “obligations” like zombie scrolling your phone. Striving for “excellence” is kinder while keeping in mind the “ten thousand hours rule to master something” which can help you forge ahead. Try making art fun and remember to recharge your creative energy often with images of inspiration..❤

@pj218

Жыл бұрын

🙌🏻 well said!

@gnarbeljo8980

Жыл бұрын

Perfectionism is the enemy of any artist. It's entirely uncreative. It isn't helpful to the work nor is it an artistic goal. All of that is non-artistic square middle class conditioning that may work for other areas but has no place in the realm of art. Failure and imperfection is much more productive, helpful and helps you grow artistically. Also "boredom" or actually just letting your mind wander without digital/media stimulus is an absolute necessity. Nobody is interested in "perfect" art, it wouldn't sell if you made it, bc it's not a property of fine artistry.

Wow, thank you so much! I've been trying to figure out why I never get anything I want to done, and now realize my youtube addiction is the reason!

@NAD33N2.0

11 ай бұрын

KZread Addiction! That's what I have. It sucks. Well, thank you for helping me put a name on it. 😊

Setting yourself for boredom is great! I read, meditate after reading, pray. I miss painting - stopped a while ago..

Somewhere I lost me I lost the ability to draw my love for life I don't know how to find her . But on a lighter note love your painting it's fabulous

As someone with diagnosed ADHD, these elements of attention and boredom feel very difficult indeed. It’s an incredible feat to un-addict myself from consuming content and become bored enough to create. Still on this mental health journey though…for now I personally chose to not medicate the ADHD and focus on treating anxiety and depression instead. Physically, I have chronic pain and am generally fatigued, so I can’t really look forward to seasonal bursts of energy as much. Still very much figuring out what I need. At the moment I know I am addicted to my phone, am avoiding boredom, and am feeling the struggle daily. But I won’t give up. Thank you for the helpful commentary on being intentional and kind to ourselves.

@yannisdecleene3500

Жыл бұрын

Do a blood check for good measures. And check your folate levels. Hope you get to feel better.

@jackya

Жыл бұрын

wow. I read this video title and was like "Is it because I have ADHD?" Then saw your response. I haven't even watched this video yet... I'm new to understanding ADHD, accidentally discovered it when I had an "episode" and my heart wouldn't regulate (pretty scary) so they gave me a beta blocker, which helped so much...but over time it cured my anxiety which was apparently what motivated me enough to overcome my ADHD. it's kind of a lot..ANYWAY, just saw a lot of similarities in our experience, If on any chance you don't know about these, please check them out, they have both helped me immensely - after 15 years of chronic suffering. I hope you can find relief anywhere. Don't give up. And F the doctors that suck. "The body keeps the score." Book. and research "Leaky gut syndrome." It's one of those "doctors say it's not real" but when I read about it I was like 100% I HAVE THIS. I went on the "leaky gut diet" and started to noticeable heal within like three weeks. (don't quit everything all at once!) cutting out additives and fillers and preservatives was a HUGE change for me - for the much much much better. (not cured, but MUCH MUCH MUCH better) Please ask me anything.

@esse3978

Жыл бұрын

@@jackya I took a look at the diet since I have ADHD and I am unmedicated. But I'm Italian, I can't avoid eating pasta or pizza 💀😭

@KM-zn3lx

Жыл бұрын

Yep but that's also How I first learned I can do some semblance of painting from other's tutorials. I also get a lot of Christian content which media has not provided.

@finddeniro

Жыл бұрын

Faith over Fear..Anxiety is thinking of the future..Depression is thinking of the Past.. Simple things.. Oh ..Early Spring in March 2023..

This is me. Sitting looking at my art table then picking up my iPad and disappearing. Thank you

I'm just returning to drawing, oil & watercolor painting, learning and making music (flute), and making my own instruments once again, after 10 years. And rebuilding a whole new home and life. Social media is addictive (meaning that it confuses my senses) and has been robbing me of a life full of enthusiasm and love. This means a lot. Blessings, peace.☮️

I was addicted to KZread during the Covid lockdown. I am still compelled to watch videos. I need to be painting or illustrating. Thanks for this video!

This is what painting is for me, I'm a game designer and when I was in school I took a ton of traditional art classes and fell in love with painting. After school I dropped it for a while and just focused on my career but found myself needing an outlet, so I recently got back into painting. I was playing with the idea of making a youtube or trying to monetize the hobby but when I tried I felt like it was just ruining the purity of it. Now I'm just doing it strictly for me, just as a hobby, and it's better than ever. It feels so liberating to just create and not worry about the outcome, over plan everything, etc. It's great to just have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Hope someone else out there can get something out of this, just do the things that bring you lasting joy. It sounds so simple but it took me a while to come to this realization.

@constantinos6532

Жыл бұрын

I am not thery good at painting with paint i just don't have a lot of paision, but I am good with penci and making faces.

@kayekaye251

Жыл бұрын

You have an avocation, a love of painting. Better than a "hobby", a love. )

@BruhZerk

Жыл бұрын

@@kayekaye251 You taught me a new word, and I totally agree. It's more than a hobby for me :)

@charlievankesteren8756

Жыл бұрын

nice. thanks

I walked in my studio this morning, and when I went to my laptop to put music on I saw you had posted a new video. So here I am sitting in my recliner, 8 feet from my easel, watching KZread videos. Now, time for music and painting.

I started a painting and hate it. I haven't touched it since September. I started doing a paint by numbers instead and I'm actually enjoying myself. I forgot how to enjoy the process and I think this is actually helping. No pressure, just put paint on the matching number. Some of the paints dried so I have to mix them again and honestly, I'm excited to do so. It's weird. I used to draw so much because I was bored, but now I think I've just put way too much pressure on myself. Maybe I'm just burnt out. Thank you for the video and voicing your own struggles.

totally agree im so busy looking up things to paint and get hooked into all the cool pictures to paint i end up not painting any

I recall maybe 55 years ago reading something by Krishnamurti in which he stressed the value of staying with your boredom; just be bored and see where it leads, he wrote.

Picasso broke that code with his simple but powerful (once one fully understand it) quote: “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up”. Imagine being in Pablo's shoes, being able to paint like he did at age of 14, getting all that recognition for your mastery, being exposed on every possible way, but still being able to paint like he did 6, 7 decades later. "The problem is how to remain an artist once he grow up."

Today, I stumbled upon your channel for the first time; The topic hit squarely on target. Thank you for addressing what I imagine is the elephant in the room, for so many of us, these days. Not only are your words golden, your artistic skills are incredible. You’ve gained a new subscriber.

@lisadebenedetti6174

Жыл бұрын

I'll second that thought. Thank you kindly!😃

I’ve been letting my watercolors collect dust over these past few weeks, and this inspired me to draw & paint tomorrow🫶🏽

@veronicastewart1112

Жыл бұрын

Uh oh, the critical word is "tomorrow."

@Biebtan

Жыл бұрын

@@veronicastewart1112 you’re right, and I haven’t painted yet, but I DID sketch for the first time in weeks n plan on finishing the sketch & painting on Saturday🤩

I get this feeling so often. seeing people produce things while I sit, “like” and which I was inspired to do the same. it’s crazy to see how being on your phone steals inspiration, rather than provide it. thank you for your perspective. ❤

This was very helpful. Painting is my job as well and it is my financial support. It is critical that I paint every day. I wake up every morning with the plan to have that cup of coffee and watch one gardening KZread show I enjoy , then read my Bible followed by getting to work with paint. However lately I find that I watch that first show and then something else and then play some games Watch some tv and so the day goes and all if a sudden it’s 4 PM. Then I start painting. I cannot afford this kind of behavior. I must figure out how to break this pattern. I find that I have to listen to audio books because now when I try to read a literal book - or a kindle book- my old favorites cannot hold my attention any longer. I keep thinking I just can’t find a really good book but I honestly don’t think that is the real problem. Again thank you for your insight.

Painting was my creative outlet in my childhood and teenage years. Then I went to design school, and had to do a ton of drawing and painting assignments. Now I'm working as a creative director. It's been years since I painted with paints on a canvas. After I get home from work, I simply don't want to do anything related to colors and forms and compositions. It just feels like work; not fun anymore. 🤷‍♀️

@MarieJackson2330

Жыл бұрын

Understand

This is so true! We're so afraid to get bored, or to miss something on the internet (FOMO). When I went to bed I was restless and couldn't sleep. Every day I felt bad and "tired" from life itself, like everything was grey, but I didn't really notice it because it was normal for me. Until I deleted instagram from my phone. I slept better at night and woke up refreshed in the morning. I no longer scroll pointlessly through my cell phone when I'm bored, but grab a book, draw something in my sketchbook or write something. I clean up, I play with the dog. Life is colorful again and I notice so many little things in everyday life. yesterday I painted for the first time in months and it felt so good. I can't wait to continue painting tonight.

What an excellent video. I actually shed a tear while watching. It describes me to a T - on a quest for that 'hit' and doom-scrolling - what a spot-on description! I never used to be like this. I've always been pretty good at art and very creative. I was always up to something! I really got into painting after getting a W&N Cotman's watercolour pan set, some gouache paints, 2 brushes and an A2 painting pad for a birthday many years ago, long before internet was in every home, and I did some of the best work I have ever done using only these materials, especially when I didn't have a 'real' job and had time on my hands. As years passed, I gathered more and more art materials while still enjoying the creative process. For the past 10 years I have been working full-time in a factory, which pays the bills and affords me more art stuff. But I have less time and energy to create. I still managed to fit it in and enjoyed the process. It's the past 3 years that have really knocked me for six. I now have quite literally a room full of art & craft supplies, many unused & unopened - it's like a shop! All the art stuff I ever wanted and more! Yet I spend my time online looking for something (?), in and out of rabbit holes, cat videos, doom-scrolling, cat videos, checking out new products, cat videos, watching other people create - people like yourself! I do draw and paint in between but it's getting less and less - seems such a hassle and the challenge & enjoyment seem to be missing. While at work I can finish a painting 'in my head'... I go thru a process in my mind and decide Yes! I'll do that when I get home today. This decision makes me feel better, less guilty, less of a failure. But when I get home, the first chance I get I'm back on my pc, checking emails (my initial excuse to log on) and that's me off on my online journey again. My great intentions of making a start to that painting I had 'completed' in my head that day fades as I realise that, in reality, it seems a lot harder & much more hassle than I imagined. So I rarely even start. I actually talk out loud to myself about it, give myself a telling off each night before bed coz I know I just wasted precious time and yet another chance to create! It's really getting me down. It's like I'm caught in a spiral of guilt and self-criticism coz I know it's my own fault! Obviously the cov-flu thing and recent world events are really getting to me too. I often wonder what's the point? Thank goodness for cat videos. Anyway, that's enough of my worries. Thank you so much Chelsea - for opening my eyes and making me think hard - and for 'listening'!

If addicted to our devices, this is a coping mechanism for dealing with painful emotions that we learned to bury during childhood.

I have been doing this. Wow!! I don't just want to be busy. I want to be directed from an inner-place.

Painting is showing your inside beauty.❤😇

In my 65 yrs. I don't think I have ever been bored. Open your eyes, close your eyes it's all for free. You would be amazed at what's out there. The reason you're not painting is YOU! Rembrandt once said have no fear when in doubt pick up the brush and begin. Something like that

Thank you, I need the help. Need to return home, set up and plan to start painting daily. Landscape and portraiture are my focus. In northern latitude I miss light, but grown so I love with light. Keeping light therefore gorgeous shadows. Thank you.

You just described me. It makes my eyes sting with tears. I love watercolor. I have an art room but everything is sucking me away from what I love.

What a beautiful message, Chelsea! This is 100% truth! As a writer and YT influencer, this clearly resonates with me. Two years ago, I picked up my paintbrush after a fifteen-year absence. At this point, my life has completely changed. I have always lived the inner journey. Now it's much more enriching. I know I am coming full circle. Thank you so much for your wisdom, wishing you many blessings!

You are BY FAR one of the BEST. Im so glad I found your channel eventhough Im more into expressionism, emotionism, impressionism, scifi, realism, experimentalism.

This really hit home. I work full time and always feel like I don’t have enough time to paint - but then I get my usage report and I am spending 3 - 5 hours on my devices. I know it’s a time and energy suck… of course it also sucks your creativity away

I stopped painting 3 years ago. Not through boredom but anxiety from the myriad challenges painting threw at me. The frustration over took me and I stopped. I play and teach drums, which I find challenging but not frustrating or angst ridden. Playing drums does, for me, far more than painting ever did.

@starvingartistscollective

Жыл бұрын

I love the IDEA of painting but find myself really bored and frustrated by the monotony of the process. Weirdly other more complex 'process driven' art like ceramics, printmaking or jewellery keep my mind engaged with scientific problem solving like chemistry or engineering etc. in a way painting does not.....but I do LOVE watching other people's approach to painting!!

@gerriekaychurch658

Жыл бұрын

I’m currently struggling with painting process after waiting all these years to paint! Now I may be stopping all together. Giving myself four more months 😢. The internet has me hooked as well and just maybe this is the problem

@chrisbender8714

Жыл бұрын

March to the beat of your own drum!

I have all my paints, etc. from years ago…need this advice to get me back to painting, my true love!

You put the finger where it hurts. Disconnecting from the net is a great way to reconnect with ourselves, and what's important to know is that before Art is a business, it must first be just our personal pleasure until we get to creativity. We need to relearn how to live to feel the beauty that surrounds us and appreciate everything, even the fact of breathing.

This is so where I am. Thank you. I'm heading off to be bored.

I painted non stop for the last 5 years… stopped in June. I watch so many videos of others painting while I tell myself I’ll get back to it. I don’t know what my glitch is… I crave it but I’ve been depressed with empty nest syndrome and having kids that are estranged from me. It consumes me and yet I know painting makes me happy… maybe I’m feeling undeserving of some of my own happiness… I don’t know. I appreciate this video and insight very much.

Great video. I suffer more from distraction and discouragement than burnout. I’m a very competitive person and when I’m not the best I can be I get discouraged. I also get distracted by trying to be the best by watching too many tutorials, tips, and lessons. I consume all this info and rarely every remember it all to put it into practice. This year I’m going to try to produce more than I consume. No more wasting time being distracted or discouraged. I’m going to refine my skills and do my best to be my best.

@melissagroening4054

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Thank you.

@bls924

Жыл бұрын

Yes, this!

Thanks for sharing so authentically. The world becomes better with authenticity. Bless you❤

Thank you Chelsea for covering this subject. I totally agree, and this isn't just for artists. It's permeating our whole society, and especially our younger generation. It's really a social media problem, as well. It's really sad to see a group of kids walking together, but they don't talk to each other, they are all on their phones! Is that socializing? I don't think so. This is an important point, and many more should hear it and pay attention to something other than the phone! Be creative, read a book, do something outdoors, have a real conversation!! There is life beyond screens, lol!

I have stage 3 dementia. My mental faculties are slipping away and consequently my career as an educator is over. These days I relax by firing up ZBrush and sculpting people, orcs, dragons. Or firing up Corel Painter and painting portraits of my friends. But it's hard to concentrate a lot of the time. So I watch KZread videos of people painting or doing video game walkthroughs and that allows me to chill while my mental reserves replenish. And last year I had 7 toes amputated, so learning to walk again is fun. I mean it. It's a challenge and it's a good one.

@joanconklin2053

Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's a lot to deal with! Hugs!

@flayabarile7372

Жыл бұрын

@@joanconklin2053 Thank you. 🙂

Sounds like me! It’s a compulsion that never fills you up.

Yes I find using laptops and phones draining me and I feel so drained that I don't want to be creative. There's too much info. Yes good video. Yes great advice. Let the brain defrag and inspiration will come. Thank you

Making me face what I already knew , except when you say it I feel encouraged and motivated, much appreciated

I stopped painting because I’m a perfectionist and instead of relaxing me, painting made me anxious

You hit it exactly! Watching someone else is much easier than doing it ourselves. I have been in boarding mode for a while. Hoping getting out in nature will reconnect me to the creative self. Thanks!

@yellowpink9962

Жыл бұрын

Yes...nature is a healer , a teacher and so much more. She is waiting for you !!!

I think you're on point.. boredom increases productivity.. downside is that it doesn't lower acute stress when it pops up..unless there are 'boring' relaxers are in place

This is me in a nutshell....I am ashamed to think of the time I have wasted by mindlessly scrolling through various sites. I say I'm going to get back to painting every day, and then waste time doing exactly what you talked about instead. I am bored many times and I need to stop filling that boredom with the internet or tv. And the quotation you read from Untamed just makes my heart sad for all the children coming along who will have to fight this battle of not letting the internet take over our minds. The description of the light going out of her son's eyes was heartbreaking and relatable. I am going to think of your video every day and make progress on getting back to painting. I really needed to hear you say this in such a clear way. I look forward to your videos every Saturday! Thank you so much, Chelsea!

Very positive in this dark depressing time of year. Thanks so much

I thrive on boredom. It's such a a natural state. If I don't have nothing to say, then, yes, I take pause and go do something else. And when I'm happy, or in love, or expose myself to a new context or environement, then it's like clicking the creative turbo and there I go.

Thank you for this video. It really made me stop and consider the amount of time I spend on social media rather than on creative work.

I'm not exactly bored, but being online is a form of self-soothing. It's a kind of anesthesia. When I'm online, it distracts from angst about my kids, all the things I need to do (which overwhelms me,) and the fact that I'm elderly (how did I ever get this old?)

As a struggling beginner, I’m glad I chanced on your site today, and subscribed. Being able to see videos of the process of a painting from start to finish is very helpful for me. As a deaf person who suffers with Complex PTSD, I appreciate your help.

You are somehow watching me at night. (And during the day.) Thank you for this, Chelsea ❤️🌹❤️

THAT was extremely useful - it's precisely why I've not painted anything so far this year, two weeks in: I got distracted by so many things - thanks to you, I've just done my first pen and ink sketch of 2023, and that will become a painting when I've killed off the various 'comforting' things that have obsessed me and kept me away from my paint and brushes. It may be simple when you think about it - but I couldn't work out what was wrong at all, and have been getting very frustrated - knowing there was a problem there, but not knowing what it was.

My god. Your video describes me completely, Chelsea. And yes- I’ve known it. But it helps so much in hearing another artist saying this out loud. This is the first I’ve seen one of your videos! I just now subscribed…❤

Well, I'm calling this Fate!!! I am into day 4 of COVID quarantine. BOREDOM!!! I have just started having energy to move around and accomplish small tasks but feel drained by hours of video watching. Not only am I an unactualized artist, I am also trying to teach art as a self-taught individual. My life-long dream is to write and illustrate children's books. I have self-published one but am unsure how create a sustainable career with the skills I currently have. I will definitely be checking out your MasterClass. Thank you for making this video and sharing this insight!!!

I find myself relating to everything you have said in this video.

Thank you for sharing this important reminder. I lost my mojo this year and stopped painting. I needed to change this dopamine hit and go back to painting again. Happy New Creative Year! 🎉

I mostly paint, and currently I'm painting two separate canvases on a subject, but different compositions, it's been going on a while, and somehow I con't finish them nor am I satisfied with what I've done so far, there were times that I only did a few brush strokes and that I wasn't happy with, somehow it's seems like I'm picking up a brush for the first time. I'm looking and comparing my previous finished paintings and questioning myself, how come I can not paint as good as I did before? Then I Walk away, dishearten and frustrated, but when I return to carry on where I left off, I go through the same cycle again and given up.

Mine is not about setting myself to boredom, because it ' s almost impossible for me to be bored. Mine is perfectionism , almost every idea that I ve, I question, I will discard. I tell myself that it's not Good enough, I need to make It count, make it worth the while, and I' m never there yet, "I mean perfection"so, Thank God I started to be obedient to the Word of God, because if it were to be on my own accord hmmm😀 I wouldn't create or sketch a thing because of the high standard that my Creative mindset is use to. So now I create bearing in mind that it's not about me. It's about serving the higher purpose. It's about serving God. Thank you for sharing . Thank you dear for reading my comment.🙏 Anyone Who can see, or read this keep on creating, don't procastinate do It Today and keep on going from there ..set a goal and have a friend that Will hold you accountable. Happy creating✨😍

Disconnecting as soon as I’m done with this video. You are really helping a lot of people right now.

I have finally come out the other side of a dark tunnel. I had to give up oils as I developed a serious allergy to solvents and even the mildest chemicals. Back to beautiful watercolour which has been a major challenge. Broken through, I am off to France alone to paint.

Depression did this for me. Tech added to it. It made it easier to just focus on trivial things.

Anyone can be an artist. What you need is the desire to create. Desire is everything.

I work on silk with dyes....when I work. I've been working on a realistic portrait of a beautiful child who is no longer with us. I've never been trained, but I've come this far. I have produced 1 finished art piece in 3 years because of my constant need for my tablet. I have many pieces I've started, but I get sidetracked. Wow. I never truly thought of this as an obstacle. Thank you! God spoke to me through you today. Thank you. 🙂

It is really funny that this video found me! I want to paint but .... Well you know, its a matter of getting started and stop feeling intimidating and think I need perfection. Thank you

Thank you for this. I never related why I have no desire to paint the last few years and I use to love it and was good at it. I had gotten an iPad and it became all I did. This makes so much sense!💗🇨🇦

Just watching your video is a creative 'boredom' moment. Thanks

I feel I do better when I revisit my paintings.

i find taking a break helps too.

I can relate because I am currently in that phase of my life right now... thanks for the idea..I am surely going to try it out

Thank you for this reminder. You hit it! Boredom can turn into realization.....

IV stopped painting and didn't know we're to go next o I brought some clay and trying another medium I know I'm good at this haven't done it for years but I hope this will unblock what I'm going thru, sometimes we get good at something we've achieved what we aimed for but it can suddenly make u bored because u did it,so try the next project see were u go with it,just try hard not to stop for too long but we do need time to go within and find ur passion and makes life exciting again

This answered so many questions. Thank you. The most difficult part right now is that I'm in art/ animation school and I'm feeling this way now. I'm bored and constantly re-thinking my life over. I have no choice but to keep drawing, but instead of scrolling half the day away I need to go out and play pool more and keep going to jiu jitsu classes. I usually feel better when I'm done these things. I just didn't know why and didn't see the cycle I was in.

It's a mixture of boredom from my ADD and exhaustion from my OCD. Terrible terrible mixture for an artist to have, but here I am.

Thank you. You got me out of my recliner and laptop. Now I am up to sketch some birds.

I can relate to this. Feeling like this for over 35 years. Thought it was depression.

I completely agree with you! I am constantly switching between painting and embroidery and find it helps me to always feel inspired to create.

Really helpful. I need to declutter. I cannot justify pure boredom or painting it seems until I have completely decluttered and ordered the house. I know I need to managed my time better. I think finding you here will be very helpful. Maybe even mentoring could work. Thanks

Thanks for your motivational video. I have a studio filled with art supplies that are starting to dry out ! I need to take action.

Eye-opener! Thank you.

Thank You for this video. I needed this.

ive slipped into another unproductive depression. but when im out of it im moving projects like its no ones business trying to figure out how not to keep getting in these waves

Thank you, I needed this, and I love this

What a great read, and topic! Thank you!

Exactly what I needed to hear🤗🌹

I can’t believe how randomly this popped up on my feed at exactly the right time. Been wanting to paint for days and just started due to pure boredom yet due to self criticism finding it hard to go back to and finish waiting for the inspiration yet if I just start I’m sure it’ll come naturally.. 🤞🏼too many of us are fools for wasting quality time on our phones scrolling…

Thank you Chelsea I enjoyed hearing you this morning Pauline

Brilliant - both your painting and insights. Thank you!

I just want to say "thank you" I needed to hear this

Over a year ago my TV broke. I got it fixed and it was good for 2 weeks then permanently broke. I took it as a sign that my mind and soul didn’t need all that noise…. Artists needs quite time to dig inside of urself…. Just look at a sunset and breath. This was a great topic

Wow, just discovered, and am absolutely touched and amazed! Thank you for this amazing painting and deep reflection upon live and art spirit! 🏵

absolutely beautiful video!

Loved this video. Thank you for posting. ❤

Glad to have caught your video. I can relate totally with what you describe.

Brilliant video. Thanks for posting. I needed this.

Thanks for sharing advices! That really helped. Btw, I love your paintings so much. They are always stunning and gorgeous!