Inspirations

“Art begins with resistance – at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.” 

Andre Gide

I was in a long and agonizing creative drought. I’ve had panic attacks every time I tried to draw for the past months now. It was so hard for me to face that because I never remembered a time since I was 14 when I didn’t constantly draw.I really thought my hand have been severed from my right brain, I thought I don’t know how to draw anymore! Whatever work I could squeeze out of me, I hated it.

So I tried to drown myself with images of art and whatnot just to get that vibe again. It took an eternity but finally I’m drawing again and I’m slightly satisfied with what I come up with. (Will post soon.)

Thank You God for summoning the muse.

And I would also like to thank nine special artists that really inspired me into action. At first I wanted to bawl out and just quit illustrating when I look at their works. But being the competitive girl that I am I finally grew tired with my disgusting self-pity and said “Screw it, I can do that!”

Haha, well I’m not actually as good as these artists, but what’s the point of aiming low right?

So here are those nine extremely creative individuals whose styles really frustrated me into action:

Pato by Gariel Moreno

Collector by Jakub Kujawa

Coming Apart But We're Falling Together by Tran Nguyen

Black Bird by Aleksander Korman

Onawa by Michael Shapcott

Parade by May Ann Licudine

Where Are My Powers, She Wondered by Aaron Jasinski

Forgotten Dream by MoonyKhoa Le

Leech by Brandon Boyd

Thank you so much.

It was painful to my ego to be this absent in creativity. But a dose (or a gallon) of humility and hard work is always a good thing to intake.

“A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.” 

Hedy Lamarr

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