• Dork World
    • Nikki’s Diary
    • Ask Nikki
    • Ask Brandon
    • Real Kids
    • What’s New
    • Meet the Author
    • Dork Diaries Books
    • Become a Dork Diaries Superfan!!
  • Dorky Stuff
    • I Heart Writing
    • Videos
    • Fan Art
    • Games
    • Meet the characters
    • Fan Stories
    • Calendars
    • Wallpapers
    • Party Kits
    • music
    • Dorks Around the World
  • For Teachers
    • Dorky Reader Club Kits
    • Skype Interviews
Author:
Rachel Renée Russell

tagline

Tales from a Not-So Secret Crush Catastrophe

Dork Diaries

#1 New York Times Bestselling Series

background
background
Buy your
book today!
Tales from a Not-So Secret
Crush Catastrophe
Available Now!!

12

What do you do when YOU'VE accidentally CRUSHED your CRUSH?!
background

AVAILABLE
NOW!!!

8

January 23, 2017

AAAAHHHH!!!! I HAVE ARTIST’S BLOCK!!!!!

Nikki's Diary Blog Art Jan. 23rdIs artist’s block a real thing?? Because I’m pretty sure I have a REALLY BAD case of it!!!

It started kind of slowly. I didn’t do much doodling for a few days. Whatever. I was busy. I wrote in my diary. I just didn’t draw. Okay.

But then we were in the pediatrician’s waiting room and they were taking FOREVER and Brianna was going BONKERS. So my mom said, “How about Nikki draws something for you?”

So Brianna dragged me over to the kiddie table where they have paper and crayons, and then she instructed me to draw Princess Sugarplum. I can usually draw Princess Sugarplum IN MY SLEEP! With my left hand!!

But this time…I don’t even know WHAT I drew! I kept starting and stopping and starting over again. Finally the nurse called my mom and Brianna in, and I just sat there, staring at this HORRIBLE drawing I had done!

Is it possible to LOSE a talent overnight???

But maybe it was just because I don’t care about Princess Sugarplum. Art is supposed to be MEANINGFUL, right?

So when we got home, I went to my room and sat at my desk. And waited. I had NO idea what to draw!!!

Suddenly it felt like there was all this PRESSURE. Like whatever I drew, it had to be BRILLIANT, because otherwise it would mean I was never going to be able to draw again!!!

So of course I drew…nothing. ☹

Got called to dinner after a while. I sat there, trying to think of something brilliant to draw. Which meant I wasn’t paying attention and accidentally agreed to take Brianna miniature golfing next weekend!!!

UGH!!! That girl is a MENACE with a golf club!! I’m not even kidding! If I’m not careful, I’ll get whacked in the head!

By the time I got back to my room, I had to do my homework and then I had to go to bed, and then I tried to doodle all throughout school the next day.

But NOTHING!!!!

I called an emergency meeting in the janitor’s closet.

Chloe had all sorts of crazy suggestions. “Draw a zebra! Draw a waterfall! Draw a zebra swimming over a waterfall!”

Zoey was a little more zen. “Why do you HAVE to draw something? Couldn’t you just take a break from art?”

A BREAK FROM ART?!?!?!

I mean, I don’t blame Zoey. She just doesn’t get it. But taking a break from art is like taking a break from breathing! I think I have some weird form of artist-asthma! And I need to figure out what my artist-inhaler is. What’s the thing that will get me drawing again?!?!

I have no idea!!!

So I need your help, lovely readers!!! What do YOU do when you need to get the creative juices flowing? How do you get unstuck? There are NO dumb ideas!! Lay them on me!!! I’ll try ANYTHING!!!!

I mean, if nothing else works, maybe a whack on the head from Brianna’s mini-golf club will get me unstuck. But I hope it doesn’t come to that!!!!

Category: My Diary Tags: artnikki

Comments

  1. 460
    Dorky wolf says:
    February 6, 2017 at 12:23 pm

    I think that you should look outside,and draw what you see! Good luck!

  2. 459
    art analiysis says:
    February 6, 2017 at 11:57 am

    i have felt that way before aswell. I am art obsessed, and when you feel like that, I just would think of random items and do this for 30 seconds, then draw whatwever you have got in your brain that second.(Or you can just think of your BFF or something you like, then draw that.)

  3. 458
    Rosabella says:
    February 6, 2017 at 6:36 am

    Chillax, Nikki!!! It may just be like a viral. It will go away soon!

  4. 457
    princess dorkington says:
    February 6, 2017 at 2:40 am

    .I’ve had artists block my whole life

  5. 456
    # Dancerand a gymnast says:
    February 6, 2017 at 1:36 am

    Try warming up your hands, wrists and arms first, then draw patterns and swirls, and lastly, draw a simple object, and eventually draw harder things.

  6. 455
    Anonymous says:
    February 5, 2017 at 9:20 pm

    Well I think you have ART RUSH

  7. 454
    Dorkydork says:
    February 5, 2017 at 8:49 pm

    Omg Nikki!! I love your series soooo much your my favorite!!! I have your whole series and I am obessed with everything you have. I heard you were making a movie and I really want to know If you will make it soon!!

  8. 453
    brianna maxwell says:
    February 5, 2017 at 8:17 pm

    try doing bigener drawings or go to a art museam even if it dosint work i know it would be cool

  9. 452
    Panda Girl Princess says:
    February 5, 2017 at 7:44 pm

    I have an idea! Stare at cute Brandon and THAT will probably help you.

  10. 451
    She who shall not be named says:
    February 5, 2017 at 5:14 pm

    This always happens to me!

« Older Comments
Top ▲
Nikki Maxwell's diary

Read Nikki's latest adventure

Recent diary entries

Quirky Question of the Week

CRAZY DAISY DASH!

Dork Diaries Book of the Month

Finish The Story

QUIRKY QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Connect with Nikki & Rachel

Follow Rachel on Twitter Follow Nikki on Instagram Follow Nikki on Facebook
ask nikki maxwell a question

Freaking out about a problem?

ask brandon

Get the boy side of things!

Recent Comments

  • #dorkygurl1 on April Calendar – Fairy Tale Dance
  • HEYO on SHOULD I GIVE UP MY DREAM?
  • #CuteGirl on April Calendar – Fairy Tale Dance
  • #CuteGirl on Dork Diaries 13: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday
  • Princess dorkabale on Quirky Question of the Week

WEBSITE MAP

  • What’s New
  • Nikki’s Diary
  • My Books
  • Ask Nikki
  • Meet the Author
  • Ask Brandon
  • Superfans
  • Videos
  • Fan Art
  • Dorky Stuff

BUY THE BOOKS

  • Amazon
  • Powell’s
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Books-A-Million
  • Target
  • IndieBound
  • Wal-mart

DORK DIARIES INTERNATIONAL SITES

  • Brazil
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Portugal
  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
  • Korea
  • Romania
  • Czech
  • Holland
  • Latvia
  • Taiwan
  • Estonia
  • Hungary
  • Lithuania
  • Turkey
  • France
  • Israel
  • Norway
  • UK
  • © 2018 · Rachel Renée Russell and Simon & Schuster · Privacy Policy · Terms and Conditions · Top ▲