My own loop hole

Do you ever get locked up in your own loop hole, knowing you are the only one that can get you out of it? I was - the past couple of weeks. I wanted to restart a set of paintings I started (but not finished) earlier this year. The thought of it was already very uninspiring but I forced myself to do it anyway. Not suprising - it didn't work. I realised I wasn't enjoying painting these paintings at all. Don't know why exactly but I didn't like the topic anymore and I didn't like what I had painted so far.

I read an article about giving yourself permission to think or do things out of the box. The article itself didn't tell me anything new but it was the last push I needed. So I thought again about the topics and images I like to paint and very quickly I was able to set up a draft for a new painting. And I am enthousiastic again, can't wait to start today!

Will probably kill those uninspiring paintings one of these days....