PAINT TALK: How I find the Inspiration to Paint Everyday

In this episode of Paint Talk I dive into my tricks and tips for finding the motivation to sit down and paint everyday.

Materials
Titanium White
Cadmium Red Hue
Cadmium Lemon
French Ultramarine

Hi, I am the son of two artists and began painting in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia before I could walk. I was a rare combination of artist and athlete so I moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to play football for USC. I left the team my sophomore year to focus on painting and filmmaking, applying the same focus and discipline from my football career to my art. I primarily work in oils, and spend most free days painting "en plein air" in my new home of Sarasota Florida.
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[jrlakin]

Inspiration will come but it has to find you working. I think Picasso said that... great vid 👍

[philadrian]

Just got the notification! How crazy you post about this today. I’ve been extremely unmotivated to paint lately and haven’t for awhile. Mostly because I don’t yet have the skills to paint the image in my head. I have to learn to be ok with making mistakes and knowing that’s my practice paintings will probably suck. It’s hard to even accept the compliments my friends and family give when I know my skills are nowhere near where I’d like them to be. Anyway I’m just venting now. Great video, man!

[gwendalynselfshakir]

I made my porch my studio 😆 tarp goes around for my walls that way I can bring it down for warmer weather or to see natural lights..or keep up in cold weather or rain..it's wonderful I have a huge studio now 😆

[lisasremnant]

I love Draw Mix Paint. Mark is a great resource for supplies and how to. He started by painting in his garage as his studio.

[richcorzatt]

Hey Chris, I needed this video today. Thx much! Learning a lot from you!

[michaelmcewan]

Excellent tutorial again, I try painting, 2 or 3, paintings at a time, which helps me, if I get stuck on one, I move on to another one, having a good space to paint is a massive help, and setting small goals

[healthforspace]

one hour a day is a lot of painting, believe me:) im trying to paint every two days for half a year now.... its like a fight with time, and im not working daily, have a space just for painting prepared

[sarahblakk]

I have been a working artist most of my adult life. This is EXCELLENT advice. Seriously- just eliminating obstacles- like a cluttered work area, etc. is going to help so much. I believe Steven Pressfield in The War Of Art said something to the effect of “you need to sweep off the entrance so The Muse doesn’t dirty her gown when you invite her in”

[paintingsofwaves_mikewoning]

I love this video so much. This is awesome, love taking away the resistance!

[vickielewallen]

Love the book title, great twist on "The Art of War!" For me inspiration is *anything* in nature, a colorful sunset, a scenic place, even a cool twisted tree trunk or branch, or cluster of berries. This was a GREAT, helpful video/advice all the through, so thank you!

[hannahbetzel]

Great tips in this video! I've been thinking about doing a paint everyday challenge...you just encouraged me even more to do it! Thanks for sharing!

[KathyBrooksArt]

What a helpful video, thank you for this. Giving to others is priceless, and can really make a difference; and you are sure doing that. Thanks!

[jeremydavidbrodbeck]

Yes, I work with Stefan Baumann but like u said Mark Carder is great and ur another I found that even w my coach the tips I've gotten from u guys also are tremendous and has been a tremendous help. Like my studio and values got from Mark, u helped with practice painting to I've even made my own fruit for plains like ur video shows. To even painting it in black/white to gray scale b4 painting it.

[arturgajewskiphotog]

I like to listen to your paint talks when painting 👌

[gwendalynselfshakir]

You hit the nail on the head for me.i procrastinate so much but you reminded me that went just jump into it it Al comes to me it's just beginning!! ❤️ Thank you..I just begun my journey of painting.ive started with acrylic but my destiny is to use acrylic and oil..u have been such a inspiration and guide for me

[stephaniepaints]

This is good advice, I will use this today! Feeling resistant but I have a piece I need to finish. The cleaning up after you are done to make the next session start easily, has really helped me over the past few months. I actually find podcasts and talking to be irritating unless its a really boring task, but music is absolutely essential for me. I cant paint in silence. I often pair the music with the mood of the piece or if the subject has some sort of emotion Im trying to convey, I will pick a playlist with similar emotion. People can often pick that out in my work when they see the finished art, which is pretty fascinating. That's me though, I think its just depends on the person! I know alot of podcast lovers too.

[alexzajickova]

Thank you So much! That was actually Very helpful.. ❤

[visionaryoflight]

This has been extremely insightful!! Thankyou for sharing this and I am so happy I finally found it (: I have been trying to attain this goal of painting daily ..and was Too focused on feeling like I did need to paint for 5 hours a day which made it even more intimidating! Also the the tips for how to make things easier are great! I’m such a lazy painter lol

[fereshmahta]

your video is my inspiration! because you motivate me to paint when you say, " to go get paint!ing"

[norbertsimeon]

Listening to you while painting is better than music, for real