Day in an artist's quarantine

It would be hypocritical of me to not address the elephant in the room that COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. It is an understatement to say that Switzerland is currently in a state of doubt and considerable fear due to the situation. Drastic measures have been taken by the government to try and flatten the curve of positive cases which has caused a massive slow down in people's daily lives. With that comes working from home and no longer being able to search for inspiration outside of the house. As a result, my first week of quarantine was spent a little like this:

Wake up, eat , think about doing some art, sip some tea, think about all the art I should be doing, eat, think some more, step outside, eat, and sleep.

To say the least I was feeling as though I was being completely stripped from my freedom.

Now don't get me wrong, thinking before laying a brush on a canvas is helpful, but not when your own thinking becomes an obstacle to your imagination. That is what happened for me. So I decided to approach the situation in a new way, which made sense to me because if I was in a different setting then I should perhaps also practice my art differently. A chalenge when you're not usually one to adapt to new situation easily.

I put the brush, pencil (whatever) down on the paper first with no thought and let the medium control me, opposed to me controlling it. To my surprise I had all the ideas in me but it was the final action of actually putting them down on paper that I was missing. However, by breaking my thinking barrier I set the creative side of my brain free. It's always the little things that make the biggest of differences. It took one slight change to my usual approach to get back on the inspiration train.

I can safely say that now, even if the situation is not the one I would opt for on the daily, I have made the best of it.

Inspiration is all around but also in you, so when the outside world just isn't cutting it; look back in you. Your inner artist is just as good as an inspiration as any world renowned art gallery may be. Maybe even better ?