Avoiding Blank Walls - Draw Paint Academy

We moved house at the start of the year and we have been gradually converting the garage into my new studio. All is going well but we have been a bit slow to decorate the walls. My paintings have spent most of the year piled up in the corner. We only recently started hanging them up in the studio and around the house.

With the walls gradually filling with color again, I can feel my creativity and motivation surge. I didn’t realize how much of a detriment it was to paint surrounded by blank walls.

We did it well at our old house. Paintings used to hang on every wall, and downstairs, there was a whole feature hallway of my early work of great sentimental value to me.

It seems that simply surrounding yourself with art can provide a constant source of creativity and inspiration. And it does so without you needing to do anything (other than initially hang the work).

There’s also something motivational about hanging your best work on the wall. It gives you something to strive towards and acts as a constant reminder of what you’re capable of. It makes you want to paint something worthy of being hung on the wall. This becomes even more powerful as wall space starts to diminish, requiring you to be selective about what pieces get featured. On the other hand, when you subconsciously know all your paintings are just going to end up gathering dust in the corner, you may wonder… why bother?

I wouldn’t have thought it mattered that much, but it does. So, be proud of what you create and hang it on your walls, along with other art that inspires you. Don’t paint surrounded by blank walls as I did for most of this year! This is something that’s easy to do once and pays dividends for as long as you are there. It also gets more beneficial over time as your walls grow and evolve with you as an artist and a person.

Also, we are doing another round of the 30-Day Creativity Kickstart for those interested.