Artistic Inspiration: Stop Staring at a Blank Page and Take a Walk in Nature

Tired at staring at a blank page waiting for inspiration?  Nothing coming out that remotely is creative?   Take a break, and if it at all possible go to some beautiful natural spot, whether it be local gardens, a lake, a beach, hill or mountain. Walk and feed your artist spirit and soul on the sights and sounds of nature.

Watch the ants carry small green leaves over a black patch of dirt. Look at the water gathered in the recess of a leaf, feel the moss on a rock or the rough touch of the bark of a tree.

Nature is so full of sounds, smells and sights to rejoice in, so full of beauty to inspire the artist in you. If you only relax and sink into being in this marvelous universe of endless potential, the ideas begin to flow once again.

Stand still. Take it all in. Let a minute seem like an hour by being so present.  Then walk and let the rhythm of your walking bring with it a new flow and rhythm of creative ideas.

Return then to your desk or easel. Now fill your pages or canvas with the beauty you have witnessed, or take some idea that came to you on your walk and begin writing.

Working too hard at being creative doesn’t work. Take a break in nature and see what comes forth!