creative burst

Confrontation (with a witch!)

Posted by gsnader

One night I couldn’t sleep, (possibly it was that coffee or two at 8:30 PM). So at midnight I woke up and worked until this was done. I finished at 2:30 and didn’t even feel tired at work the next day, I was just so jazzed to have this finished. This piece was the last thing I made during that late October creative jag. Unlike everything else though, this was done with pastels, which I hadn’t used even longer than my gouache, yikes!

In other news, my Barons of Tea Kickstarter project is still going strong. Feel free to swing by and check it out! If you like Tea, Oceanic Adventure, Treasure, Ghost Pirates, Travel or Fun is probably up your alley.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/406317258/barons-of-tea-the-board-game

~Greg

 

Short Warlock

Posted by gsnader

I made this sometime around 10:30 at night one evening….

 

Sleuth!

Posted by gsnader

I made for my sister who recently returned from some time in Europe. This was made during that burst of energy in late October, same time I did the Blue House. I think I was channeling my childhood love of Inspector Gadget. That was definitely one of my favorite shows when I was in 1st grade.

~Greg

Blue House

Posted by gsnader

At some point in October I dusted off my gouache and had a brief period where I was cranking out several pieces a week. Looking back I’m going to guess some of it was due to the garden winding down and finding myself a bit more free. Sometimes I feel like the creativity just seizes me and I have a sudden burst of creative energy. For me, those are good bits of time.

For any readers out there, have you ever had that burst of creativity or energy?

~Greg