The Happy Artist: Get out of the slump. Learn something new!
The Comfort Zone As an artist, it can be easy to fall into the comfort zone of sticking to what you are good at--one style, one medium, one subject matter. While honing a specific skill and working to excel in a particular area is certainly important, if that's all you do, it can create a sense of stagnancy that leads many artists into a state of dissatisfaction. Working as an artist can be an isolating life as it is, and without the stimulation of learning something new, gro