@SketchBookSkool PLEASE what if tou don't feel like it and are very depressed and discand are starting late..how donyou keep ot fun and enjoyable? Thanks for sharing.
@@leif1075 I do a "I'm miserable anyway so I might as well draw" . Keep pencils and markers and paper around in several places where you tend to sit being miserable, so you don't even have to move to get up and get them. It works often enough
My problem is not only procrastination but also guilt and resistance. Guilt for the things I should be doing; like cleaning house, cooking dinner, spending time with the hubs. All this after working at a job all day. Resistance because, well, the guilt.
Let’s just give ourselves permission to finally do something creative. Our souls are cheering for us. Yes?! He is right. WE have to make time and take the risk. Silence that monkey in our heads!
Sometimes I resist because drawing makes me feel good and there are other tasks that I hate but the world thinks those are what I should focus on. So basically, I feel guilty doing anything just for me
My sister had so many GREAT ideas for everything! She had notebooks on the podcast she was going to do. Bought all the things-great mike, NPR book on how to do a podcast, wrote notes on her first episode. She had an idea for an AMAZING book of linked poems to tell a story about rural new englanders. I found her notes that she was going to finish it in 2016, and then 2018, and then 2019. Maybe during the pandemic! It would be a great pandemic project. She got four poems done. In 2022, she was in a serious car accident and became a quadriplegic. No longer able to write with her hands, she had to learn to “write” with assistive technology, and it was very, very rough going. Then, all of a sudden, at the beginning of this May, she was diagnosed with cancer. Three weeks later, she was gone. You never know what’s around the corner. Life doesn’t go on forever. We all learned a huge lesson from what happened to her. Whatever it is you want to do-Do. It. Now.
I really appreciate your life story. I’m so sorry for such a tragic loss you have experienced. And I hope her spirit lives on in the stories you tell and the way she shaped your life. ❤
About a week ago I understood the reason why I was procrastinating: I had a very good streak of working on my watercolors every day for a while and then I suddenly stopped, because my mindset changed. I went from enjoying the process because it was my time to play and experiment with colors, to taking it seriously. I bought a few books and wanted to go through every lesson to learn all the techniques and make perfect paintings and beautiful art journals. I was also looking at the journey to become a better artist and it looked so daunting and long. I was comparing myself with professional artists and I was feeling down. I was also creating a schedule in my mind to work on it every day, like an obligation. Suddenly it was a chore, not play, so it was not fun anymore. But then I read a comment on Reddit about how this is all a mindset. So I have decided to change my mindset. I just love to play with colors, this is my time to play. I don't want to reach for success in art, I just want to enjoy the process. So I'm back to play, and while my first layer of a cactus that I am painting dries, here I am listening to your video on procrastination. Perfect timing! Thank you!!
Oh man, the endless watching videos and the art supply shopping it triggers is a DISEASE!! And i have to fight so hard to use stuff and not hoard it, too.
That's me with writing. Instead of sitting down to write, I'm growing a collection of books to one day read. I'm brainstorming the death out of things to write, things to create and other projects to complete. The endless loop, going nowhere.
Same! The worst is when I get The Thing, that magic Thing that will somehow make it so I actually do art, and then I'm afraid to use The Thing because it's too good to use.
@@mollya2929 Don't need to save it for best, every day is your best day so treat yourself, you're totally worth it and your art will benefit from it. Start on the second page, just go for it, nothing is ever too good to not use. gathering dust is not a good use.
I was told years ago to "break" the page. Facing that blank pristine surface can be hard, so "spoil " it first. Smudge it, fold it, scribble and erase. Go through that brand new sketch book and "ruin" it with some random squiggles, or preserve that first pristine page for your "perfect" piece so you can "mess up" the rest.
Actually started my first ever sketchbook this morning at age 34. Just a crude pen drawing of a box with a hinged lid, but it pretty much looks like the actual object (to my surprise).
I sketch on the back of used paper, old envelopes etc. It is pressure free. A sketchbook feels like the opposite. I create for recycling, so to speak 😂
Definitely my life story here.... I dream about the art I want to do and I watch artists constantly. Procrastination is fear for me. Fear of failure...
"The monkey is going to get quieter the more you create. Each piece of art, no matter how small, is a victory over that voice. Embrace your imperfections. Embrace the learning process." - Danny Gregory (2024). This quote is in my commonplace book now. It resonates with me. I like meditating, so "quieting the mind" is something I know of. You showed me a course of action I never thought of and I am so grateful for your video 💜
Wow, this guy is voicing my inner thoughts out loud! Time to get out the sketchbook and actually do something, instead of just counting my pencils. Thank you for this.
OMG…that procrastinator is me. I’ve watched so many watercolour videos, my art supplies are ready, I even have an art room to use yet here I am watching more art videos. Thank you. I hope I can use your advice and put paint to paper…maybe even today!!
I’ve now reached a point where I absolutely just DO the thing I am thinking about, worried about, stressing over, etc. It gives me IMMEDIATE relief to just get up and go do the thing I’m procrastinating over.
I finally started a doodle journal in March. The idea was to just doodle one page a day. I gave myself permission for it to not be perfect. Some days it’s just a random doodle that takes 5 minutes. Some days it’s a full on sketch that I get lost in for 3 hours. It’s been fun.
0:57 - reason why you procrastinate 1:50 - Recognize procrastination for what it is 2:09 - Set up a small specific kind of goal 3:14 - Acknowledge the struggle 3:52 - the illusion of productivity 4:53 - Set small, achievable goals 5:54 - Limit distractions 6:43 - Give yourself a break and embrace imperfection 7:58 - Be accountable 9:36 - Make it a routine and habit 10:44 - Shift your mindset from “I should create” to “I get to create”; turn “being creative” from a chore to a reward 11:27 - how joyful creating can be; remember the joy of creating 12:12 - Be good to you; be kind to yourself; celebrate your streak
Ich bin gerade alleine in Italien im Urlaub und durch Danny habe ich so viel Spaß am Zeichnen gefunden. Verbringe hier die meiste Zeit damit Leute und alles was ich sehe zu zeichnen. Es ist wunderbar. Danke!❤
I don't know why but this made me tear up a bit.. mostly at the end.. being reminded how much I actually love making art. Just reminding myself that making art makes me feel good.
Omg lol I recently decided time to celebrate running out of stuff instead of always having a backup of everything! So glad to discover I’m not alone. Thx for making me laugh
This reminds me of the book titled Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. The title says it all-acknowledge that fear, and then make an actual step TOWARDS the feared thing (obviously not if it’s an actual threat!). Thanks for a much needed reminder!
I'm definitely guilty of a lot of the things you mentioned. I have those phases where I actually (finally) get over myself and start making art and practice, but then, often sooner than later, something comes up and I just fall off of my budding routine like a bug from a branch... It's the momentum that I keep losing, followed by distractions that pop up like mushrooms and an empty space that provides a perfect stage for the monkey to act out on. Every time the ice that I've broken before becomes solid again and I have to start over. And you know what? Today I'll draw. Thank you, Danny! Your videos never fail to give me a push in the right direction. I really appreciate your input!
This is just what I needed to read as a tag for the video. Thank you. Today I will make some kind of mark in my sketchbook. That concrete sentence of yours is what made this usable for me. I appreciate you.
I make sure that I create some kind of art everyday. Sketch, or loose drawing, or watercolour marker designs, or quotes which I decorate with flowers and vines. It relaxes me and helps with stress relief. 'Just get something on the paper or canvas!' 😊
Have you been spying on me, Danny? Because while watching this video I was convinced that you were aware of my personal failings, and were talking directly to me. I have resigned myself to the fact that my attempt to be an artist will get no further than buying equipment and watching RUclips videos of other people being artists. These feel like safer pastimes than picking up a pen or brush and actually creating something. I do want to be creative… and I have enough supplies to stock an art store… but there’s an invisible, impenetrable barrier that consistently prevents me from making a start. So I buy yet another how-to book, or a better brush, thinking… this will be the key to my getting started making art. But it never is. So, thank you for taking the time to create this video uniquely for me. 🙏🏻 Thanks to your pep talk I will force myself to create a piece of art today. Consider me converted! 😅
Great insights on tackling procrastination and enhancing creativity! Reframing our approach from 'I should create' to 'I get to create' can significantly shift our motivation and unlock our creative potential. 🎨
Very good advice and it's actually working. I've been doing the same even before watching this video, my streak now is one month 🎉 before I would watch a lot of videos about making art and just buying art supplies that I never used and after a while I asked myself 'did I spend all this money for nothing?'. I've worked hard to earn that money, I need a little discipline and start doing something now! So I would set the goal that I would paint every morning after coffee an hour or two, sometimes it would go even to four hours, time just flew by! I found an artist who makes great guache tutorials and if I'm not inspired to paint I'm doing those tutorials. When I really don't want to paint that day and I think I can't loose my streak, I work on a painting bit by bit, sometimes taking three days to finish a painting, but it's always not less than an hour a day. I just need to get rid of the feeling that I NEED to paint, because sometimes it feels like a job, although when I finish a painting it just feels so so nice. Then I review my drawings and write down what I like about it and what I need to improve. I stick to one category for at least a week, for example, painting forests, trying to improve on things I didn't like in past paintings. My art grew in a month more than in my whole lifetime so I highly recommend doing this so!
Perfectionism kills my motivation. I get a certain way into a painting and become fearful of ruining it. There’s no back/undo button, can’t save drafts! 😂 Yes, you can paint over it or even wet it and scrape it off, which I’ve done ✅✅ but still. I have to talk myself through pushing forward, past the mental obstacles. And I remind myself there’s only one real way to fail: by quitting 😉
I am SO glad that this video came across my feed! I've worked in animation as a storyboard artist for 27 years. But it's been getting so difficult to find steady work the past few years and now, the industry is outsourcing boarding jobs to other countries for cheaper labor. So, after some personal struggles, I haven't drawn in about 6 months. Seeing your video feels like the encouragement I've been needing. So, Thank you. 🙏🏾
I learned a lot from my friend whose wife and he are art teachers during the day. Two days and two nights a week, they have an art gallery auction for artists by artists. Over twelve years, this guy has painted over three thousand paintings. All have been auctioned for amazing deals. I admire that they do this when they could easily sell their art for at least $200 a painting. That’s $600,000 (underestimated) giving back to the Calgary art community. This talented guy can paint a 3’ X 2’ painting in an hour. I’ve learned a quick sketch, and then paint hits the canvas. Often, a loose painting is better than overthinking a painting.
wow! this is me! I'm 69 years old and I've always thought of my self as a creative person. But like you said, I would put more effort into gathering the tools, the supplies, or the reference materials than actually doing the project. I can't wait to start trying some of these ideas. Thank you so much for this video.
Very good advice.... Thank you!! I usually give myself 20 or 30 minutes to make something, I will also pick just one tutorial from Pinterest or RUclips to do. Even though it's not original, I've accomplished something... and I often put my own spin on it. Have a great day 😊
Thank you for this thank you from my heart - it’s perfectly about me… years of procrastination - work, dog, house chores, children visiting etc… files of videos, shelves of materials - exactly as you say… Thank you for shaking me helping to wake up🙏
My quote to fight perfectionism is from Edward Scissors Hands..."I'm not finished". Because I'm never finished, learning, creating, and trying. I can leave a page unfinished and move on...come back to it later...cover it over or add to it.
Thank you for making this video. If felt like you were speaking directly to me. Yes I do all those things. I hear what you are saying and your advice is sinking in. I’m am going to write some of these phrases in my sketchbook now and draw something. Thank you as always x
“now lets explore some practical steps” is something a lot of these videos full of advice fail to include. I already know why I procrastinate (perfectionism/ fear of being messy and failure), but I fall short with taking the actual actions in order to improve. I hope we all can overcome our fears and start loving whatever we create despite our expectations. Good luck creators, you can do it
A good book to check out if you find yourself procrastinating or with art blockage is Eric Maisel's "Fearless Creating". Also his other book, Van Gogh Blues.
Thank you. I stumbled across this video (while procrastinating) and it was something I really needed to see. The universe is telling me something. Lol.
"Remember the joy", this one's key for me. I can get very wrapped up in the systems I try to devise to build habits and track goals. To the extent that perfecting the system almost replaces actually doing the art as the hobby I'm pursuing. And the art itself starts to just feel like a chore that I have to check off to avoid feeling bad. It really helps me to regularly remind myself, the whole reason I'm doing any of this is because I love making art. It's fun. It feels good. It's not work that I have to force myself to do. And that tends to really help me let go and get back to creating and playing simply for the enjoyment of it.
Thank you so much! I have exactly this problem in my life, i have nice things to do my art in different ways, but now i don't know how start again, i feel so afraid to ruin my materials because i was very poor in the past and in that moment only had paper and a pencil, but i did a lot of good stuff, now, i have materials but i remember that every time when i take my paints or a single sheet from my sketch book and i feel very bad, its a kind of fault feeling. Now i understand all my problems, i need to take away all the bad feelings of me of my past to live my dream future. Thank you so much! From the bottom of my heart 😊
My daughter and I have have confessed to each other that buying art supplies SO FUN! I'm going to put a few more beads on this beadwork project now. 😁❤️
As someone who feels that lost his momentum I'm always grateful to see someone telling me to not lose track. Keep it going bros. One day you'll see your screen/paper/whatever and think how you made that.
I'd like to share my own perspective on Danny's message here. I am a skilled in a crafts (think cabinet maker) where anything less than perfection is considered a shoddy job. I've had clients take out a spirit level and criticise me even though they can't visually notice any defect. However while sketching I enjoy imperfection and _fuzziness_ and fill whole sketchbooks with mindless scribbling. I've found it relieves my anxiety and calms my aggression. My problem while drawing isn't about daring to be loose, it's about having some sort of boundary or objective. This is also a real problem for some of us who enjoy sketching.
This was such a great video! I often feel bad about not making art when I really want to but I have moved into the tiniest of places and do not live alone now, and I just do not have the space to do any more than I do. Most of the time I just draw when I’ve really wanted to go bigger and paint with all kinds of mediums, and learn the things I’ve wanted to learn for such a long time. But honestly, the cat and dog hair get into everything, including my brushes and paints and onto the paper, and if I made something I would have to store it and don’t have any more room, so I just gave up. For a while. Not forever. Someday… So in the meantime, I sketch. And I do watch more videos than I should. And I am trying to put the phone down and just read or look at bird books or photograph mushrooms and insects and plan a painting class I will someday start. For now it works. And I can remain a little more stress free. And I promise myself I won’t give up-I just have to be patient. And pencils and pens are just fine for now. ❤️
Thank you for this video❤ I'm not an artist, but I have a small RUclips channel that I procrastinate on from time to time. So your words were really inspiring and useful!
This was VERY helpful, like so many of his videos, the older I get, the more perfectionist I have gotten, but with my art, it can make me strop by telling myself it wont be good enough. Growing up, I just did art and didn't think about how good it has to be and I have been working with myself on how to embrace imperfections. the first step I took in that was to use pen instead of pencil because after i put down the line, I had to live and work with it.
One of your best, especially for me. We just moved into a new home and I feel like I have to unpack boxes continually until everything is in order -- no time for fun stuff. But, tomorrow really WILL be another day, and I'm gonna make art (on my brand new fabulous art table that is so pristine I have hesitated to do anything but admire it). 🙂PS - Art is the funnest stuff.
Bless you Danny for such good advice I gave myself a similar talk some time ago and it really helps to paint 20mins 10 minutes a day. And not to get lost going on the internet wasting time procrastinating. Have a great day.😊
This is so helpful. I so needed this as so many of your points describe me (buying new tools, paralyzed by perfectionism, YT tutorials instead of art). One thing I've been trying lately is to take an old unfinished piee of art and just add to it in some way. It's less pressure because I've already felt like I've given up on it, so it's not the dreaded "blank page/canvas" and it's lower stakes. A few times, I've actually ended up with something interesting. Have been reading a book called "Tiny Habits," which has been pretty helpful as well.
Just what I needed to hear, constantly buying new art supplies and not really starting much! Suffering from imposter syndrome but now going to take your advice.
I recently started a sketchbook devoted solely to blind contour drawing and 15 second to 40 second gesture drawing. Absolutely no pressure for prefect drawings with that criteria. I find myself sketching almost every day now, all the while developing my ability to actually see what I'm drawing. FYI - Recently bought A Life In Hand after watching one of your videos about it. I'm on my second read.
You are better than any therapist- your advice is practical and easy to understand. This video describes me to a t, but also makes me conquer my setbacks. Thank you, truly.
Not sure which is more relatable and more helpful… your message or reading the comments and realizing I’m not that strange about collecting and thinking about creating instead of actually doing! Found a 2016 dog eared article “spend more time Being not Doing” going to transcribe in one of my many pristine mixed media journals than draw and paint over it!! Thank you for your constant creative encouragement
Thank you for these thoughts. In addition to buying supplies I don't use, I follow several art groups on Facebook. Between that and RUclips tutorials, I become overwhelmed with all the options and end up doing nothing at all. Not sure yet if I will leave the Facebook groups, but I may stop following them so I don't see all the posts they generate.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I really thought I was the only one that felt this way! The women's note you read sounded so much like me its crazy. This video makes my heart lighter and gives me new air under my wings to try again. Thank you! ❤
Gosh I'm so glad I found this video! This hits spot on for me. I get confused as to why I've been craving to do art for several years now, but didn't have the space to do it. Now have more space but not much time or energy in my chaos of disorganization. There's always excuses and reasons why I can't do my art!😣 Thank you for sharing how taking those small baby steps each day doing some form of art is so important! My problem is... besides being a procrastinator I'm also a perfectionist. So I feel if I get some form of art project started that I have to be so fully focused that it has to be perfect! The points you made here in taking those baby steps each day are really helpful, thank you🙏🖌🎨
I needed this...Been procrastinating for years..waiting for my art area to be completed and perfect! You are right! Its not done and its not going to be and yes I have everything I need..and then some. Just gotta do it! Ive also bought every book on creativity there is..in the end they all say the same thing...just do it. Thank you!
I use the time listening to you, sir, to sketch, doodle, and think deeply. It is rarely "productive" in the finished work sense, but I leave the experience better in every way.
You know what, you're right on the monkey? I feel Procrastinating whenever i took out my painting stuff. I did some paintings over the years, but very lazy and it took many years to complete an art. To fix this, i bought some "Paint with number" arts from online shops and get into action. Now, I really fell in Love with with it and I'm completing it and have paste it on my walls. As I can see my work on the wall, that makes me to keep going and i kept doing it. This way, I allow the Love for Painting more and drawing, sketching more 😍🥰🥰 I can't stop and I'm going to continue it...😜🥰 It's like have my own Art Gallery at home.😇
I love this advice video. I typically dont watch videos like this because advice on procrastination typically does not help people who suffer with executive dysfunction, but a lot of your advice includes tips on how I try to overcome mine. I feel this is great advice for anyone regardless of how their brain is wired. I'd also just like to point out that "draw with me" streams are a great way to be held accountable to draw! You dont even have to know how to do Twitch or RUclips streams or have a large social media following to do it. I was once in a call with friends on Discord while working away on a big project with a rapidly approaching deadline when one friend expressed he wished he could see me draw. So, on a whim, I disconnected from the call on my computer, reconnected on my phone, and propped up my phone so that I could use my camera to record myself drawing. And lemme tell you: my friends LOVED it. They were still talking about it the next day. They constantly wanted to know when the next one would be! I ended up having to buy an overhead camera mount for my phone so they could get a better view. Even when I had no idea what to draw and was just scribbling random things into my sketchbook, they always enjoyed it. I unfortunately had to stop when I moved out of that apartment, but I'm excited to get my camera mount out of storage as soon as possible so I can start again. A lot of our friends and family love our art more than they express, so setting up a time to chat with them while allowing them to watch us work is not only a great way to hold ourselves accountable, but also bring joy to our friends and family.
I found this video as a scale model builder, and if you had have said this video was about scale modelling it would fit into that context almost perfectly, word for word. A great video, thank you :)
Over the last several video's, I discovered that "you changed my life". I have been an artist for over 40 years. Everyone Iknow tells me how fantastic my work is. I show in galleries but I beat myself up for the very reasons mention in your videos. I will watch each again because you DID make a change in my quest to be a remarkable artist! I believe that the internet did make me feel inferior and allowed me to quit painting several times. Art has been my passion since the age of seven. I get it now, thanks to you. I will be creating, drawing and painting from this dayfrward; not to reach for "perfection" but to have fun and obtain joy from my passion and thank my friends for living threw my torment. Thank you for giving me permission to be the artist I always wanted to be.
Art is so rewarding and so beautiful. I've been an artist for 10 years now and there's really nothing that makes me more happy than to draw and create. I also love other people's art, it's so cool to see how different everyone works.
I ended my dry spell yesterday with Draw with Me. It was a long hiatus. Both my jewelry production and drawing/painting pretty much ended. Perhaps I did need some hibernation who knows. I enjoyed the abandon that the varied supplies gave me while exploring the strengths and limitations of each. So I found the joy and k ow I need more of that. Thanks as always for the advice encouraging words.
Thank you for this so very much. It took me longer than a year to develop the habit of drawing daily. Your videos have helped me accomplish this. You rock.!
It helps me a lot that at some point I decided to publish a post on my blog every 2nd day (later I switched to every 3rd). When I'm really creative, I do so much in a short space of time that I end up with a month's worth of blog posts and sometimes I don't do anything for a long time. That way I stay creative but I'm not totally stressed.
For a long time, I subscribed to your emails and loved them. Moved on, still procrastinating, but it sure is nice to hear your voice again! I listened twice and wrote down the ideas. And as I reflect, I have been sketching quite a bit, have some full sketchbooks, but taking too many classes without benefitting enough from the painting part. These are great pointers/refreshers!
Thank you so much for this talk. You hit the nail on the head for me and shined the light on what I have been doing for years. Even to the point of teaching some casual art classes to senior citizens (of which I am one) without doing much myself. I have purchases hundreds of art supplies and watched hours and hours of RUclips videos. Now, with this new insight, I plan to get busy and paint that portrait of my three little grandchildren sitting in a rocking chair together reading a book. I have been putting this off for a long time. Back in the 90s I was very prolific with my art and I loved it. It is like meditation and prayer for me. Thank you for helping me get back to it!
Thank you so so much for such a helpful video. I was surprised that I am not the only one doing the things you mentioned. I wish I could like your video 1000 times. 🥰
Thank you for sharing such valuable information. I came across your video today while on my 1st day this week on medical rest from work. I feel it wasn't an accident for me to see your under these circumstances.
Oh I'm not alone! My husband makes fun of me as he sees me always "organizing" my art supplies, always buying more things, I always felt I need to figure out my style first but your style finds you. They say it takes painting 200 ish paintings before your style finds you. I'm going to think of it as therapy for myself not to please anyone else.
I suffer very much from the symptoms you have described. But now that you have helped me to identify them, I am better prepared to tackle them. Thank you for your advice.
Wow! I completely relate-procrastination really sneaks in, especially when it feels easier to prepare than actually create! I often find myself in the same cycle, gathering tools or researching, but putting off the actual art. The "monkey mind" described here is spot on-it keeps us from diving in by pushing the need for “perfect” conditions. I’ve found that Habit10x’s Sense of Humor Improvement Program encourages similar small steps in humor skills, which helps tackle that inner critic. Small wins build up, and each creative step makes the next one easier. Keep going-it’s all progress!
Feel free to leave a comment about saving this video to watch later. Hundreds of other have! 😆
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I discovered a long time ago...shopping for art supplies, surfing art videos & actually doing art are all just very different hobbies.
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Wow! you just said it all, could be a picture of me!
@SketchBookSkool PLEASE what if tou don't feel like it and are very depressed and discand are starting late..how donyou keep ot fun and enjoyable? Thanks for sharing.
@@leif1075 I do a "I'm miserable anyway so I might as well draw" . Keep pencils and markers and paper around in several places where you tend to sit being miserable, so you don't even have to move to get up and get them. It works often enough
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My problem is not only procrastination but also guilt and resistance. Guilt for the things I should be doing; like cleaning house, cooking dinner, spending time with the hubs. All this after working at a job all day. Resistance because, well, the guilt.
Let’s just give ourselves permission to finally do something creative. Our souls are cheering for us. Yes?! He is right. WE have to make time and take the risk. Silence that monkey in our heads!
Perhaps you’ll find this video helpful: ruclips.net/video/iCsP-SF_Y-s/видео.htmlsi=fx-q8DaQ42CSTyhS
@@SketchBookSkoolFree ebook about feeling the guilt. How wonderful! I will read. Thank you!😊
Sometimes I resist because drawing makes me feel good and there are other tasks that I hate but the world thinks those are what I should focus on.
So basically, I feel guilty doing anything just for me
What if you're blind in one eye I have terrible vision in the other I completely color blind and still want to start drawing
My sister had so many GREAT ideas for everything! She had notebooks on the podcast she was going to do. Bought all the things-great mike, NPR book on how to do a podcast, wrote notes on her first episode. She had an idea for an AMAZING book of linked poems to tell a story about rural new englanders. I found her notes that she was going to finish it in 2016, and then 2018, and then 2019. Maybe during the pandemic! It would be a great pandemic project. She got four poems done. In 2022, she was in a serious car accident and became a quadriplegic. No longer able to write with her hands, she had to learn to “write” with assistive technology, and it was very, very rough going. Then, all of a sudden, at the beginning of this May, she was diagnosed with cancer. Three weeks later, she was gone. You never know what’s around the corner. Life doesn’t go on forever. We all learned a huge lesson from what happened to her. Whatever it is you want to do-Do. It. Now.
I’m so sorry for your loss. But I love the lesson you’ve taken from this challenge. Your sister sounds amazing!
Wow, so sorry for ur loss, very inspiring to hear your story as I am a procrastinator big time. I needed to read this, thank u.
I really appreciate your life story. I’m so sorry for such a tragic loss you have experienced. And I hope her spirit lives on in the stories you tell and the way she shaped your life. ❤
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This is very sad but thank you for sharing because what you say is so true
"I have spent many days stringing and unstringing my instrument
while the song I came to sing remains unsung."
- Rabindranath Tagore
YT needs to stop recommending me these motivational videos just before bed
Your blaming internet blame the monkey for being on internet
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About a week ago I understood the reason why I was procrastinating: I had a very good streak of working on my watercolors every day for a while and then I suddenly stopped, because my mindset changed. I went from enjoying the process because it was my time to play and experiment with colors, to taking it seriously. I bought a few books and wanted to go through every lesson to learn all the techniques and make perfect paintings and beautiful art journals. I was also looking at the journey to become a better artist and it looked so daunting and long. I was comparing myself with professional artists and I was feeling down. I was also creating a schedule in my mind to work on it every day, like an obligation. Suddenly it was a chore, not play, so it was not fun anymore. But then I read a comment on Reddit about how this is all a mindset. So I have decided to change my mindset. I just love to play with colors, this is my time to play. I don't want to reach for success in art, I just want to enjoy the process. So I'm back to play, and while my first layer of a cactus that I am painting dries, here I am listening to your video on procrastination. Perfect timing! Thank you!!
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Yes! This! All of it. I know exactly what you mean.
This is very inspiring! Thank you for your comment❤
Oh man, the endless watching videos and the art supply shopping it triggers is a DISEASE!! And i have to fight so hard to use stuff and not hoard it, too.
Oh my, I'm the same 😮
Exactly me too!
That's me with writing. Instead of sitting down to write, I'm growing a collection of books to one day read. I'm brainstorming the death out of things to write, things to create and other projects to complete. The endless loop, going nowhere.
Same! The worst is when I get The Thing, that magic Thing that will somehow make it so I actually do art, and then I'm afraid to use The Thing because it's too good to use.
@@mollya2929 Don't need to save it for best, every day is your best day so treat yourself, you're totally worth it and your art will benefit from it. Start on the second page, just go for it, nothing is ever too good to not use. gathering dust is not a good use.
I was told years ago to "break" the page. Facing that blank pristine surface can be hard, so "spoil " it first. Smudge it, fold it, scribble and erase. Go through that brand new sketch book and "ruin" it with some random squiggles, or preserve that first pristine page for your "perfect" piece so you can "mess up" the rest.
One of my favorite artists does that to her canvas first thing. ❤
Oh, I love that idea, thank you.
Actually started my first ever sketchbook this morning at age 34. Just a crude pen drawing of a box with a hinged lid, but it pretty much looks like the actual object (to my surprise).
Way to go! The hard part is over. Stick with it and be consistent and you'll develop your skills along the way.
Well done! Keep going 😁
I sketch on the back of used paper, old envelopes etc. It is pressure free. A sketchbook feels like the opposite.
I create for recycling, so to speak 😂
It’s been a month…. Are you still doing it every day?
Updates?
Definitely my life story here.... I dream about the art I want to do and I watch artists constantly. Procrastination is fear for me. Fear of failure...
Yes, fear of not achieving the result you see happening in your mind's eye. Being dissapointed by the physical result is so upsetting.
"I GET TO paint/draw" is such a good mindset change, thank you!❤
"The monkey is going to get quieter the more you create. Each piece of art, no matter how small, is a victory over that voice. Embrace your imperfections. Embrace the learning process." - Danny Gregory (2024).
This quote is in my commonplace book now. It resonates with me.
I like meditating, so "quieting the mind" is something I know of.
You showed me a course of action I never thought of and I am so grateful for your video 💜
Wow, this guy is voicing my inner thoughts out loud! Time to get out the sketchbook and actually do something, instead of just counting my pencils. Thank you for this.
Me too. He knows me so well.😮
My Daddy was a perfectionist. I didn’t realize how much of this had engrained on me and how much is tied to procrastination. Ty for food for thought💕
OMG…that procrastinator is me. I’ve watched so many watercolour videos, my art supplies are ready, I even have an art room to use yet here I am watching more art videos. Thank you. I hope I can use your advice and put paint to paper…maybe even today!!
Me too
I’ve now reached a point where I absolutely just DO the thing I am thinking about, worried about, stressing over, etc. It gives me IMMEDIATE relief to just get up and go do the thing I’m procrastinating over.
I finally started a doodle journal in March. The idea was to just doodle one page a day. I gave myself permission for it to not be perfect. Some days it’s just a random doodle that takes 5 minutes. Some days it’s a full on sketch that I get lost in for 3 hours. It’s been fun.
0:57 - reason why you procrastinate
1:50 - Recognize procrastination for what it is
2:09 - Set up a small specific kind of goal
3:14 - Acknowledge the struggle
3:52 - the illusion of productivity
4:53 - Set small, achievable goals
5:54 - Limit distractions
6:43 - Give yourself a break and embrace imperfection
7:58 - Be accountable
9:36 - Make it a routine and habit
10:44 - Shift your mindset from “I should create” to “I get to create”; turn “being creative” from a chore to a reward
11:27 - how joyful creating can be; remember the joy of creating
12:12 - Be good to you; be kind to yourself; celebrate your streak
Oh my god thank you, you actual legend, you saved me so much time
Well done you.
Ich bin gerade alleine in Italien im Urlaub und durch Danny habe ich so viel Spaß am Zeichnen gefunden. Verbringe hier die meiste Zeit damit Leute und alles was ich sehe zu zeichnen. Es ist wunderbar.
Danke!❤
I don't know why but this made me tear up a bit.. mostly at the end.. being reminded how much I actually love making art. Just reminding myself that making art makes me feel good.
I feel that sometimes it’s a fear of being interrupted.
What's even more satisfying than buying new tools and actually drawing is realizing that "oh, I painted so much that I ran out of this color". 😄
Omg lol I recently decided time to celebrate running out of stuff instead of always having a backup of everything! So glad to discover I’m not alone. Thx for making me laugh
Hahahahaha! Love this. And you’re so right!!
mixing a calligraphy ink which dazzles in the sunshine then realising the pen is empty and can't remember how i mixed it 😁
This reminds me of the book titled Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. The title says it all-acknowledge that fear, and then make an actual step TOWARDS the feared thing (obviously not if it’s an actual threat!). Thanks for a much needed reminder!
Good advice - thank you!
Have you heard this….
What do we want ?
Procrastination!
When do we want it?
Next week !
Perfect!
I'm definitely guilty of a lot of the things you mentioned. I have those phases where I actually (finally) get over myself and start making art and practice, but then, often sooner than later, something comes up and I just fall off of my budding routine like a bug from a branch... It's the momentum that I keep losing, followed by distractions that pop up like mushrooms and an empty space that provides a perfect stage for the monkey to act out on. Every time the ice that I've broken before becomes solid again and I have to start over.
And you know what? Today I'll draw. Thank you, Danny! Your videos never fail to give me a push in the right direction. I really appreciate your input!
By this example I'd say you're a writer not an artist...?
This is just what I needed to read as a tag for the video. Thank you. Today I will make some kind of mark in my sketchbook. That concrete sentence of yours is what made this usable for me. I appreciate you.
I also get distracted easily and go off in too many different directions. I am wondering if maybe I have ADD.
It feels so good not to be the only one who feels like that. 😅
Thank you, Danny. It's easy to forget what a privilege it can be to create. It's a choice I can make and it's the right choice to make. 🙂
I make sure that I create some kind of art everyday. Sketch, or loose drawing, or watercolour marker designs, or quotes which I decorate with flowers and vines. It relaxes me and helps with stress relief. 'Just get something on the paper or canvas!' 😊
Have you been spying on me, Danny?
Because while watching this video I was convinced that you were aware of my personal failings, and were talking directly to me.
I have resigned myself to the fact that my attempt to be an artist will get no further than buying equipment and watching RUclips videos of other people being artists.
These feel like safer pastimes than picking up a pen or brush and actually creating something.
I do want to be creative… and I have enough supplies to stock an art store… but there’s an invisible, impenetrable barrier that consistently prevents me from making a start.
So I buy yet another how-to book, or a better brush, thinking… this will be the key to my getting started making art.
But it never is.
So, thank you for taking the time to create this video uniquely for me. 🙏🏻
Thanks to your pep talk I will force myself to create a piece of art today.
Consider me converted! 😅
I recommend listening to The War of Art by Steven Pressfield while painting. Big Magic is another gem
I think that striving for perfection is a procrastination enabler in itself, because i end up doing more thinking than drawing at times! 🤯
Great insights on tackling procrastination and enhancing creativity! Reframing our approach from 'I should create' to 'I get to create' can significantly shift our motivation and unlock our creative potential. 🎨
This message is just what I needed- I have been “stuck” and I now realize it’s called procrastination. Thank you for your wisdom!
Very good advice and it's actually working. I've been doing the same even before watching this video, my streak now is one month 🎉 before I would watch a lot of videos about making art and just buying art supplies that I never used and after a while I asked myself 'did I spend all this money for nothing?'. I've worked hard to earn that money, I need a little discipline and start doing something now! So I would set the goal that I would paint every morning after coffee an hour or two, sometimes it would go even to four hours, time just flew by! I found an artist who makes great guache tutorials and if I'm not inspired to paint I'm doing those tutorials. When I really don't want to paint that day and I think I can't loose my streak, I work on a painting bit by bit, sometimes taking three days to finish a painting, but it's always not less than an hour a day. I just need to get rid of the feeling that I NEED to paint, because sometimes it feels like a job, although when I finish a painting it just feels so so nice. Then I review my drawings and write down what I like about it and what I need to improve. I stick to one category for at least a week, for example, painting forests, trying to improve on things I didn't like in past paintings. My art grew in a month more than in my whole lifetime so I highly recommend doing this so!
Perfectionism kills my motivation. I get a certain way into a painting and become fearful of ruining it. There’s no back/undo button, can’t save drafts! 😂 Yes, you can paint over it or even wet it and scrape it off, which I’ve done ✅✅ but still. I have to talk myself through pushing forward, past the mental obstacles. And I remind myself there’s only one real way to fail: by quitting 😉
I am SO glad that this video came across my feed! I've worked in animation as a storyboard artist for 27 years. But it's been getting so difficult to find steady work the past few years and now, the industry is outsourcing boarding jobs to other countries for cheaper labor. So, after some personal struggles, I haven't drawn in about 6 months. Seeing your video feels like the encouragement I've been needing. So, Thank you. 🙏🏾
I learned a lot from my friend whose wife and he are art teachers during the day. Two days and two nights a week, they have an art gallery auction for artists by artists.
Over twelve years, this guy has painted over three thousand paintings. All have been auctioned for amazing deals. I admire that they do this when they could easily sell their art for at least $200 a painting. That’s $600,000 (underestimated) giving back to the Calgary art community. This talented guy can paint a 3’ X 2’ painting in an hour. I’ve learned a quick sketch, and then paint hits the canvas. Often, a loose painting is better than overthinking a painting.
5:52 I’ll finish the rest of this video later😊, I’m gonna draw something right now!😄👋🏾
The pessimistic monkey was always in my head. I’m not alone. I feel good. ❤
This was real talk and I definitely got called out here. 💯
wow! this is me! I'm 69 years old and I've always thought of my self as a creative person. But like you said, I would put more effort into gathering the tools, the supplies, or the reference materials than actually doing the project. I can't wait to start trying some of these ideas. Thank you so much for this video.
Very good advice.... Thank you!! I usually give myself 20 or 30 minutes to make something, I will also pick just one tutorial from Pinterest or RUclips to do. Even though it's not original, I've accomplished something... and I often put my own spin on it. Have a great day 😊
Thank you for this thank you from my heart - it’s perfectly about me… years of procrastination - work, dog, house chores, children visiting etc… files of videos, shelves of materials - exactly as you say… Thank you for shaking me helping to wake up🙏
My quote to fight perfectionism is from Edward Scissors Hands..."I'm not finished". Because I'm never finished, learning, creating, and trying. I can leave a page unfinished and move on...come back to it later...cover it over or add to it.
Thank you for making this video. If felt like you were speaking directly to me. Yes I do all those things. I hear what you are saying and your advice is sinking in. I’m am going to write some of these phrases in my sketchbook now and draw something. Thank you as always x
“now lets explore some practical steps” is something a lot of these videos full of advice fail to include. I already know why I procrastinate (perfectionism/ fear of being messy and failure), but I fall short with taking the actual actions in order to improve. I hope we all can overcome our fears and start loving whatever we create despite our expectations. Good luck creators, you can do it
This is so me. I have such a wonderful studio and as of late I haven’t done much art. I’ll change that today and make a fun mess.
A good book to check out if you find yourself procrastinating or with art blockage is Eric Maisel's "Fearless Creating". Also his other book, Van Gogh Blues.
Thank you for making this channel and giving such great advice 🙏
Thank you. I stumbled across this video (while procrastinating) and it was something I really needed to see. The universe is telling me something. Lol.
Glad it was helpful!
"Remember the joy", this one's key for me. I can get very wrapped up in the systems I try to devise to build habits and track goals. To the extent that perfecting the system almost replaces actually doing the art as the hobby I'm pursuing. And the art itself starts to just feel like a chore that I have to check off to avoid feeling bad. It really helps me to regularly remind myself, the whole reason I'm doing any of this is because I love making art. It's fun. It feels good. It's not work that I have to force myself to do. And that tends to really help me let go and get back to creating and playing simply for the enjoyment of it.
Thank you so much! I have exactly this problem in my life, i have nice things to do my art in different ways, but now i don't know how start again, i feel so afraid to ruin my materials because i was very poor in the past and in that moment only had paper and a pencil, but i did a lot of good stuff, now, i have materials but i remember that every time when i take my paints or a single sheet from my sketch book and i feel very bad, its a kind of fault feeling.
Now i understand all my problems, i need to take away all the bad feelings of me of my past to live my dream future.
Thank you so much! From the bottom of my heart 😊
My daughter and I have have confessed to each other that buying art supplies SO FUN! I'm going to put a few more beads on this beadwork project now. 😁❤️
As someone who feels that lost his momentum I'm always grateful to see someone telling me to not lose track. Keep it going bros. One day you'll see your screen/paper/whatever and think how you made that.
I'd like to share my own perspective on Danny's message here. I am a skilled in a crafts (think cabinet maker) where anything less than perfection is considered a shoddy job. I've had clients take out a spirit level and criticise me even though they can't visually notice any defect. However while sketching I enjoy imperfection and _fuzziness_ and fill whole sketchbooks with mindless scribbling. I've found it relieves my anxiety and calms my aggression. My problem while drawing isn't about daring to be loose, it's about having some sort of boundary or objective. This is also a real problem for some of us who enjoy sketching.
This was such a great video! I often feel bad about not making art when I really want to but I have moved into the tiniest of places and do not live alone now, and I just do not have the space to do any more than I do. Most of the time I just draw when I’ve really wanted to go bigger and paint with all kinds of mediums, and learn the things I’ve wanted to learn for such a long time. But honestly, the cat and dog hair get into everything, including my brushes and paints and onto the paper, and if I made something I would have to store it and don’t have any more room, so I just gave up. For a while. Not forever. Someday… So in the meantime, I sketch. And I do watch more videos than I should. And I am trying to put the phone down and just read or look at bird books or photograph mushrooms and insects and plan a painting class I will someday start. For now it works. And I can remain a little more stress free. And I promise myself I won’t give up-I just have to be patient. And pencils and pens are just fine for now. ❤️
Instead of learning from others, learn by trial and error half the time. Less internet, more art.
Yup
This is what I needed to hear :) I started sketching while listening to you. Thank you for this.
Thank you for this video❤
I'm not an artist, but I have a small RUclips channel that I procrastinate on from time to time. So your words were really inspiring and useful!
This was VERY helpful, like so many of his videos, the older I get, the more perfectionist I have gotten, but with my art, it can make me strop by telling myself it wont be good enough. Growing up, I just did art and didn't think about how good it has to be and I have been working with myself on how to embrace imperfections. the first step I took in that was to use pen instead of pencil because after i put down the line, I had to live and work with it.
One of your best, especially for me. We just moved into a new home and I feel like I have to unpack boxes continually until everything is in order -- no time for fun stuff. But, tomorrow really WILL be another day, and I'm gonna make art (on my brand new fabulous art table that is so pristine I have hesitated to do anything but admire it). 🙂PS - Art is the funnest stuff.
Bless you Danny for such good advice I gave myself a similar talk some time ago and it really helps to paint 20mins 10 minutes a day. And not to get lost going on the internet wasting time procrastinating. Have a great day.😊
This is so helpful. I so needed this as so many of your points describe me (buying new tools, paralyzed by perfectionism, YT tutorials instead of art). One thing I've been trying lately is to take an old unfinished piee of art and just add to it in some way. It's less pressure because I've already felt like I've given up on it, so it's not the dreaded "blank page/canvas" and it's lower stakes. A few times, I've actually ended up with something interesting. Have been reading a book called "Tiny Habits," which has been pretty helpful as well.
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Just what I needed to hear, constantly buying new art supplies and not really starting much! Suffering from imposter syndrome but now going to take your advice.
I recently started a sketchbook devoted solely to blind contour drawing and 15 second to 40 second gesture drawing. Absolutely no pressure for prefect drawings with that criteria. I find myself sketching almost every day now, all the while developing my ability to actually see what I'm drawing. FYI - Recently bought A Life In Hand after watching one of your videos about it. I'm on my second read.
You are better than any therapist- your advice is practical and easy to understand. This video describes me to a t, but also makes me conquer my setbacks. Thank you, truly.
Not sure which is more relatable and more helpful… your message or reading the comments and realizing I’m not that strange about collecting and thinking about creating instead of actually doing! Found a 2016 dog eared article “spend more time Being not Doing” going to transcribe in one of my many pristine mixed media journals than draw and paint over it!! Thank you for your constant creative encouragement
Sound psychological advice, very inspiring and kind!
Thank you for these thoughts. In addition to buying supplies I don't use, I follow several art groups on Facebook. Between that and RUclips tutorials, I become overwhelmed with all the options and end up doing nothing at all. Not sure yet if I will leave the Facebook groups, but I may stop following them so I don't see all the posts they generate.
Thank you! I love the idea of little steps every day!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I really thought I was the only one that felt this way! The women's note you read sounded so much like me its crazy. This video makes my heart lighter and gives me new air under my wings to try again. Thank you! ❤
Gosh I'm so glad I found this video! This hits spot on for me. I get confused as to why I've been craving to do art for several years now, but didn't have the space to do it. Now have more space but not much time or energy in my chaos of disorganization. There's always excuses and reasons why I can't do my art!😣 Thank you for sharing how taking those small baby steps each day doing some form of art is so important! My problem is... besides being a procrastinator I'm also a perfectionist. So I feel if I get some form of art project started that I have to be so fully focused that it has to be perfect! The points you made here in taking those baby steps each day are really helpful, thank you🙏🖌🎨
I needed this...Been procrastinating for years..waiting for my art area to be completed and perfect! You are right! Its not done and its not going to be and yes I have everything I need..and then some. Just gotta do it! Ive also bought every book on creativity there is..in the end they all say the same thing...just do it. Thank you!
I let the video play, picked up my sketch book and played. All while your words encouraged me. Thank you.
I use the time listening to you, sir, to sketch, doodle, and think deeply. It is rarely "productive" in the finished work sense, but I leave the experience better in every way.
You know what, you're right on the monkey? I feel Procrastinating whenever i took out my painting stuff. I did some paintings over the years, but very lazy and it took many years to complete an art. To fix this, i bought some "Paint with number" arts from online shops and get into action. Now, I really fell in Love with with it and I'm completing it and have paste it on my walls. As I can see my work on the wall, that makes me to keep going and i kept doing it. This way, I allow the Love for Painting more and drawing, sketching more 😍🥰🥰 I can't stop and I'm going to continue it...😜🥰 It's like have my own Art Gallery at home.😇
Everything you touched on is what I am currently guilty of. Thank your time and sharing your experience to show relatability.
I love this advice video. I typically dont watch videos like this because advice on procrastination typically does not help people who suffer with executive dysfunction, but a lot of your advice includes tips on how I try to overcome mine. I feel this is great advice for anyone regardless of how their brain is wired.
I'd also just like to point out that "draw with me" streams are a great way to be held accountable to draw! You dont even have to know how to do Twitch or RUclips streams or have a large social media following to do it. I was once in a call with friends on Discord while working away on a big project with a rapidly approaching deadline when one friend expressed he wished he could see me draw. So, on a whim, I disconnected from the call on my computer, reconnected on my phone, and propped up my phone so that I could use my camera to record myself drawing. And lemme tell you: my friends LOVED it. They were still talking about it the next day. They constantly wanted to know when the next one would be! I ended up having to buy an overhead camera mount for my phone so they could get a better view. Even when I had no idea what to draw and was just scribbling random things into my sketchbook, they always enjoyed it. I unfortunately had to stop when I moved out of that apartment, but I'm excited to get my camera mount out of storage as soon as possible so I can start again. A lot of our friends and family love our art more than they express, so setting up a time to chat with them while allowing them to watch us work is not only a great way to hold ourselves accountable, but also bring joy to our friends and family.
I found this video as a scale model builder, and if you had have said this video was about scale modelling it would fit into that context almost perfectly, word for word.
A great video, thank you :)
Glad it was helpful!
Over the last several video's, I discovered that "you changed my life". I have been an artist for over 40 years. Everyone Iknow tells me how fantastic my work is. I show in galleries but I beat myself up for the very reasons mention in your videos. I will watch each again because you DID make a change in my quest to be a remarkable artist! I believe that the internet did make me feel inferior and allowed me to quit painting several times. Art has been my passion since the age of seven. I get it now, thanks to you. I will be creating, drawing and painting from this dayfrward; not to reach for "perfection" but to have fun and obtain joy from my passion and thank my friends for living threw my torment. Thank you for giving me permission to be the artist I always wanted to be.
That is such a wonderful story to hear - I'm so glad you found this helpful!
Wow.. this hits the nail right on the head! The struggle is real..
Art is so rewarding and so beautiful. I've been an artist for 10 years now and there's really nothing that makes me more happy than to draw and create. I also love other people's art, it's so cool to see how different everyone works.
I ended my dry spell yesterday with Draw with Me. It was a long hiatus. Both my jewelry production and drawing/painting pretty much ended. Perhaps I did need some hibernation who knows. I enjoyed the abandon that the varied supplies gave me while exploring the strengths and limitations of each. So I found the joy and k ow I need more of that. Thanks as always for the advice encouraging words.
Thank you for this so very much. It took me longer than a year to develop the habit of drawing daily. Your videos have helped me accomplish this. You rock.!
It helps me a lot that at some point I decided to publish a post on my blog every 2nd day (later I switched to every 3rd). When I'm really creative, I do so much in a short space of time that I end up with a month's worth of blog posts and sometimes I don't do anything for a long time. That way I stay creative but I'm not totally stressed.
A lightbulb went off in my head when you said draw your tea mug. So simple yet effective. Thank you.
All so true!
I even procrastinated to watch this whole video... but I did. This is pure gold, thank you.
For a long time, I subscribed to your emails and loved them. Moved on, still procrastinating, but it sure is nice to hear your voice again! I listened twice and wrote down the ideas. And as I reflect, I have been sketching quite a bit, have some full sketchbooks, but taking too many classes without benefitting enough from the painting part. These are great pointers/refreshers!
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Thanks for the perspective on procrastination. What you are speaking about hits the nail on the head. Time to have fun and be creative!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you so much for this talk. You hit the nail on the head for me and shined the light on what I have been doing for years. Even to the point of teaching some casual art classes to senior citizens (of which I am one) without doing much myself. I have purchases hundreds of art supplies and watched hours and hours of RUclips videos. Now, with this new insight, I plan to get busy and paint that portrait of my three little grandchildren sitting in a rocking chair together reading a book. I have been putting this off for a long time. Back in the 90s I was very prolific with my art and I loved it. It is like meditation and prayer for me. Thank you for helping me get back to it!
I love listening to you while I'm doing my art, Your voice is so relaxing and it encourages me to keep going 😃
Thank you so so much for such a helpful video. I was surprised that I am not the only one doing the things you mentioned. I wish I could like your video 1000 times. 🥰
Art at school took a lot of the fun out of art for me, but your videos never fail to inspire me to create. Thank you, keep up the amazing work!
Thank you for sharing such valuable information. I came across your video today while on my 1st day this week on medical rest from work. I feel it wasn't an accident for me to see your under these circumstances.
Danny, you are the Man. Your weekly email and your videos have been a tremendous help in my Art Journey. Thank you for what you do for us.😊
Oh I'm not alone! My husband makes fun of me as he sees me always "organizing" my art supplies, always buying more things, I always felt I need to figure out my style first but your style finds you. They say it takes painting 200 ish paintings before your style finds you. I'm going to think of it as therapy for myself not to please anyone else.
I suffer very much from the symptoms you have described. But now that you have helped me to identify them, I am better prepared to tackle them. Thank you for your advice.
Wow! I completely relate-procrastination really sneaks in, especially when it feels easier to prepare than actually create! I often find myself in the same cycle, gathering tools or researching, but putting off the actual art.
The "monkey mind" described here is spot on-it keeps us from diving in by pushing the need for “perfect” conditions. I’ve found that Habit10x’s Sense of Humor Improvement Program encourages similar small steps in humor skills, which helps tackle that inner critic. Small wins build up, and each creative step makes the next one easier. Keep going-it’s all progress!