Juliana Crownover has several suggestions to jump start your creativity and grow in your art.
Two Books were reccommended:
The Phantom Toll Booth and Art & Fear
Create art in a series:
Pick a number of paintings (ie: 12 cactus paintings), or a time frame (ex: 5 paintings in one week, one month, etc)
Limit yourself to one subject, one color, one size, one format, very limited pallete, color schemes, emothions, use a different medium, etc.
Change your passwords to reflect your goals.
(ex: iwillpaintfivemeadowsthismonth)
They are probably pretty secure. 🙂
Share your goals with others and ask them to keep you accountable.
Keep a backpack ready with a small pallete and paper ready to go everywhere.
Pack yourself a lunch in the morning on your painting days.
Post your work - even work in progress.
Try using a webcam like earthcam to paint plein air without the plane fare.
Select colors from an object or photo or magazine and then create a painting from that color scheme.
Paint in a group and select a theme.