Look at this painting by Renoir (Dance at the Moulin de la Galette) and imagine yourself in this scene. Who are you? Why are you there? What can you see, smell, hear? What has just happened? What are you going to do next? Write a short story or prose poem inspired by this painting, from the perspective of the character you have imagined.
Daily Creativity #75: Incorporate Your Favorite Things into Surrealist Art
Write down your favorite animal. Your favorite food. An interesting object. A place you have dreamed of going to but have never visited. Now, put them all together to create a surrealist work of art. This might be visual work like a painting or a drawing, or a piece of writing. For an introduction to surrealism, watch the Tate’s short video.
Daily Creativity #74: Write a Transcription of a Sound
Can you write a sound? Not just using adjectives, or even alliteration–but actual transcription of sound? Try sitting somewhere you can listen to a common sound in your life, and try to write down exactly what you hear. What do you write when you try to capture the sound of water running, birds singing, engines running, someone cooking? Can you read it back to yourself and recreate the sound you heard?
