This email is dedicated to the artists who have ever stared at a blank canvas and wondered what to draw next (...ahem…all of us 🙋‍♀️). Creative blocks are totally normal, but they’re not always fun! I know how it feels to have a staredown with a blank canvas, so today I wanted to share some of my top tips for getting un-stuck.

 

In this week’s blog post I share six tips for figuring out what to draw next. Whether you have no clue what to draw, or have a motif in mind but aren’t sure how to get started, this blog post will help you out. 

One of my favorite ways to gather inspiration when I’m in a creative rut is to pull from my own life. Usually, this inspiration comes from my travels. For example, this fan palm design was inspired by a hiking trip in the lush mountains of Vietnam and now, it’s sold in Target stores as bedding!

In my digital nomad life, I’m surrounded by lush, tropical greenery so naturally, this has turned into a portfolio full of tropical motifs. 

This week’s #CreateWithCatCoq challenge is to draw something tropical! This can be anything you want - palm trees, flamingos, jungle animals, or greenery - the sky is the limit! Use the tips in this blog post as a guide and choose what kind of tropical motif you want to paint! Then share your work on Instagram with the hashtag #CreateWithCatCoq.

If you saw last week’s email, you saw that I’m accepting guest blog posts for my blog! Applications are always open, so if you have an idea for a creative tutorial that you want to share, check out this page that has all of the information about how you can submit your article!

I hope that this email has inspired you to take creative action and tackle the blank canvas head-on. I can’t wait to see what you create this week!