Edited 11/10/20 The edit button makes me very happy.

The slightest thing can stop me in my tracks and freeze me in the studio. A new focus resolves the problem, realizing there are always options. Another solution for resuming work is stepping away, and returning fresh, which may reveal what was not previously obvious.

Try other things, If you normally use thin paint and a small brush, squeeze out the whole tube and use a big brush. If you use reference material, try putting the reference down and use your imagination. If you work sitting down, stand up and use your whole body. Cut something up, add a collage element. Copy something you love, even your own.

There are many things one can do to get out of a rut, the best is something.

MP, Madoo Suite, Interior, 2016, acrylic on paper, 14x11

MP, Madoo Suite, 2016, detail, (4) 14x11, acrylic on canvas

This group of four canvases were made during the second part of a recent workshop with Eric Dever at Madoo Conservancy. Working in the home of painter Robert Dash, Eric Dever suggested different ways of looking, steps that can assist the artist in moving forward.