I painted the above painting in my sketchbook after I watched the clip from the movie The Notebook  the other day where Allie says to her fiancé that she doesn't paint anymore. Here it is:  The Notebook - I Don't Paint Anymore [HD]YouTube · MovieScenesApr 14, 2022 This scene popped into my head for some reason, and it struck me as very profound. I can tell the people who made that movie thought so too because they use it as the moment when she realizes the huge difference it makes in her life when she really and truly feels free compared to when she doesn't. It stirred something in me. Maybe I can relate to that feeling. That moment when you realize that you haven't made art in years and you've just kind of been getting by in life but it's been a long time since you felt truly creative and expressed it. I think we can start to break this spell by the simplest of things. Opening a sketchbook and just drawing or painting one line helps. Then another, then another....