
Another thing that is frustrating me is my writing. I've been stuck at the same spot for, literally, years now. Since I've picked it up again, I've tried a different lead in to the situation, but I'm still not excited about it. Frustrating doesn't really cover it, actually. I thought the brain would have kicked me something to play with by now, but no. :-< I don't know whether I should set it aside again and pick up my other novel or if I should give it more time. Perhaps I'll try a new brainstorming activity to unlock the situation tomorrow...
What creative endeavors have you been up to?
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For the pyramids, I'm working from a photo my husband took during our visit back in December. I'm leaning more toward Impressionism rather than realism (otherwise the sky would be pretty flat blue--except for the layer of dust and pollution I mentioned in your post :P), and it is fun to just play with the colors. I've always had a bent toward realism, but I'd like to let go of (or be able to control) the rigidity of exactly reproducing something.
My guests are going to Legoland tomorrow, so I should be available for brainstorming in the afternoon if you'd like something to bounce those ideas off on.
I love the color contrast in your painting start--the reds of the ground, the blues of the sky.
Re: creative efforts. I've been doing some writing (additional ideas for the Tara draft keep cropping up, distracting me from Daisy). I've had a bunch of musical snippets come to me from dreams. But I'm really stalled with my app programming. I can't seem to design an app with complex graphics that can avoid out of memory or lag problems. I looked at one again yesterday and put it aside. I don't suppose writing projects ever throw up such concrete obstacles, or do they?