Letting Creativity Emerge: The Magic of Painting Without a Plan

Letting Creativity Emerge: The Magic of Painting Without a Plan Have you ever noticed how your brain ALWAYS wants to know where things are going and what the plan is? Even when you don’t have one, it can fabricate one and try to get you to stick to it to the exclusion of all of the wonderful things and happenstances that could emerge if there was no agenda. This proclivity is something that is necessary to address in order to explore and get comfortable with the creative process that has so much ‘unknown’ in it. Don’t shy away from it, lean into it and practice painting without a plan! Video Chapters: 0:00 What is painting without intention (without a plan)? 1:10 An exercise I use to help me paint without a plan 2:42 Painting without a plan makes a space for my authentic self to emerge 4:26 How most of the artist’s work is spent on exploratory work, not on work that has a specific agenda 7:15 Painting without a plan takes practice because it doesn’t come easily to us “These are not paintings, they’re just an experiment.” This statement really helps you create the mindset of painting without an agenda. To be notified when I do LIVE YouTube painting sessions, sign up here: https://marabethquinart.myflodesk.com/ytlivesessions To check out my mixed media classes: https://marabethquinart.thinkific.com/ Part of my mission is to provide quality and free content to artists that help them relax into the creative process. If this free video was helpful and you’d like to support more of this type of content, every little bit helps make that possible and thank you in advance! https://buymeacoffee.com/marabethquinart For this exercise, you will need: Any heavy duty mixed media paper Masking tape Tools of your choosing Acrylic paints, inks, glazes, mark making tools, collage, whatever you want to explore! An open, curious mindset along with the willingness to feel a bit uncomfortable