This Writing Desk

My name is Kolbie 👋🏻 I make art and help other people make it, too. 🎨 Check out my book, Wilderness Watercolor Landscapes 📚

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The truth is that people aren’t thinking about you or your #art nearly as much as you believe they are—and that’s where the real #creativefreedom starts.

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Not great at Twitter (clearly) but I’m working on it, lol

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What's keeping you from being creative today?

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Whatever your reasons for putting your creativity at the bottom of your list, know that they are valid and totally understandable. I've been there!

It's important to identify your roadblocks so you can figure out a game plan to make creativity part of your life again.

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Sometimes, the most important thing you can do for your creativity is figure out why you're NOT using it. Instead of asking "what sets my soul on fire," ask yourself, "what's putting my fire out?"

[Andy J. Pizza @andyjpizza]

Seems like illustrators starting out are very hung up on style, thinking if I get the right look then stuff will happen.

But for me, that’s secondary. I’ve started to see illustration as “writing with pictures” and therefore the primary question is this: what are you saying?