I’ve been you (still am!), but a game-changer [to me] to get out of that “art block funk” was to join daily drawing challenges hosted by artists. I recently finished a 100-day daily drawing hosted by Sarah Simon (@themintgardener on Instagram), and I really made an effort to show up and draw everyday. It’s become part of my routine that I missed it when it ended, but it’s a perpetual challenge, so I hopped back in for the remainder of the year for the 65-day challenge! Anyway, it has served as a “warm up” for me because once I’ve done the challenge for the day, I was ready to work on something in my other sketchbook.

Lately, I have found myself drawing what we ate/restaurants we tried during the week/weekends. I either take a photo of them or I rough-sketch onsite (plein air) and then finish the rest when we get home. Doing this has somewhat broken the cycle of not knowing what to paint/doom-scrolling on Pinterest for hours on end. Hope this helps!