HAVE A PLAN:
Many of us feel that we must take a lot of classes to become a great artist.Of course, we need to study technique. But,  the truth is, we become on the right side of the brain when we are alone in our studios.
 
Turn all the phones off; Turn on quiet instrumental music; Begin by sketching or writing in a journal to decide what direction you want to go with your next series.  Spend a day drawing and planning so that when you go in the studio, you are ready to paint.
 
Great paintings start in our HEADS and HEARTS before we lift a brush.

-Pat Kochan
Written to My Students 2017