timmytoe

Five obstacles: I need to create five sets of obstacles to be placed in my way of painting. My goal is to find my way around these obstacles, and thus paint something genius! I need challenge. So to whoever reads this, shot some obstacles at me, tell me to do ridiculous things to prevent me from painting. As an example, I gave my friend these obstacles.

1. Make a cold painting out of red pigment.
2. You musn't paint an image that is close to you, make someone else choose the image.
3. Be at least 3 feet away from your painting surface at all times. Attach a stick to your paint brush if you have to.
4. Play really loud, Kenny G jazz while painting. I know it's awful.
5. Think about all the stress in your life over and over and over, focus on how much you hate it.

These are all obstacles, but they're also assignments. They're goals, challenges to build strength.

1. builds an understanding of color temperature.
2. Allows one to see the image for what it is, not what they feel about it. They become Detached.
3. gives a new sight to painting, broadens their field of vision and relaxes their strokes.
4. Builds up a tolerance of really annoying sounds
5. Confronts self inflicted obstacles, and allows the focus of overcoming obstacles to also ovrcome this one.

So now, what obstacles should I have before me?