{"id":76016,"date":"2025-07-25T17:46:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T21:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/?p=76016"},"modified":"2025-07-25T17:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T21:53:57","slug":"the-joy-of-simple-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/the-joy-of-simple-art\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joy of Simple Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-joy-of-simple-art-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76017\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Wonderful, Creative You: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m talking about the joy of simple art because we have a <a href=\"https:\/\/mindful-art-studio.kit.com\/19adda7adb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free challenge coming up<\/a>, but also because it&#8217;s one of the principles that has set me free as an artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having permission to do the simplest thing is about having permission to do what <em>feels<\/em> good. It means I can do what feels full of ease and fun. And since we are making art for own our pleasure and well-being, it seems to me that honoring what feels good is pretty darn important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also happens to clear away my resistance and frustration faster than you can eat a small twist Oreo blizzard from DQ. (Not that I&#8217;ve ever done that.\ud83c\udf66)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last weekend while I was hiking in New Hampshire, in our down time, I wanted to make art, but I didn&#8217;t want to create anything that required too much planning or conceptualizing because we had limited chunks of time. I decided to draw a series of slender leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Simple-leaves-page-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76018\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My only goal was to enjoy myself. That&#8217;s it. And I did!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then today I returned to the page, and when I filled in most of the leaves with lines, the page felt like it needed some contrast, so I played with some flower ideas on separate sheets to clarify my ideas &#8211;  and then this happened&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/simple-flower-drawing-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/simple-flower-drawing-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/simple-flower-drawing-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/simple-flower-drawing-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m having great fun with it. I don&#8217;t know if I will add more flowers, watercolor, or something else. But I&#8217;m having fun, and after all, isn&#8217;t that the point?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/simple-flower-drawing-and-leaves-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/simple-flower-drawing-and-leaves-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/simple-flower-drawing-and-leaves-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/simple-flower-drawing-and-leaves-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d love to have you join<strong> The Simplest Thing Challenge<\/strong> to get you creating more. It&#8217;s a free 5-day challenge where I&#8217;ll email you a word prompt and photo inspiration to help you create something simple in your sketchbook every day for 5 days. You can sign up for free here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mindful-art-studio.kit.com\/19adda7adb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join the free challenge here!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do You Find Simplicity Freeing? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is there a &#8220;simple&#8221; piece of art that you really love? How does it feel when you make simple art? Tell us what you find freeing about simplicity in the comments. We&#8217;d love to hear your ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creatively Yours, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I&#8217;m talking about the joy of simple art because we have a free challenge coming up, but also because it&#8217;s one of the principles that has set me free as an artist. Having permission to do the simplest thing is about having permission to do what feels good. 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