Drawings about not drawing

In recent months, between working on the Christmas windows 6 days a week and other things like New York Comic Con, there has been no time to make any of my personal self-art-therapy drawings. But here are a few fast drawings I managed to crank out this week...all about NOT HAVING TIME TO DRAW. (Click image to see larger)


In this drawing I am quietly imploding. A side effect of not having my creative outlet. (I drew this at my table at Comic Con)There's so much I have not been saying because there just hasn't been time to get into it. (Usually my art helps with this problem) Sometimes it's easier to lie and act like everything is fine, because it's just too exhausting to open up about it with people.
When I get drawing ideas I need to make them right away, because if I let the idea sit around too long then I lose the desire to create it. So when there is no time to draw them, they end up just getting tossed out. Which makes me sad.

Currently Reading: Doctor Who: The Forgotten...by Tony Lee & Pia Guerra

Paige's Art Rules

Do you need some creative encouragement? Some inspiration to keep drawing? Then print this out!

Paige's rules for being an artist:

These are some of my personal rules that I've come up with as I've figured out how to be an artist over the years. These were also the chapters in "Page by Paige." (But I tweaked the origin of the rules, so that these rules come from Paige's grandmother instead.) I found these ideas important in particular because they were lessons not only to be applied to art, but also my life! And there are a lot more lessons where these came from.

If you have a rule that guides you on your creative journey, I'd love to hear it! Please send me an email: lauraleegulledge@gmail.com

Artistic License

Do you need some creative encouragement? Well...here, sign an ARTISTIC LICENSE! You can draw up your own, or you can print this one off. Either way, you can put it on your desk or in your wallet to remind you to stop thinking so much and get back to making stuff.


If you print off this one, it's the size of a regular business card: 3.5 x 2 inches. Or you can print off a while sheet if you want to share it: