40 Spring Art Prompts
These prompts can be used in your practice to invigorate your creative energy, to connect mindfully to your work, or in any capacity you wish.
Create something outside
Collect natural materials to use in your craft (leaves, stones, feathers, moss, seeds)
Collect rainwater or melting snow for cleaning your brushes
Paint pots for your herb garden (or gift to a loved one)
Make a spring wreath for your door
Create a piece symbolizing roots
Host a Spring Equinox art party/gathering
Write an entry for your past and future selves
Thrift materials for the purpose of upcycling
Create shadow portraits (see *play with sidewalk chalk)
Experiment with a new technique (growth process)
Take photos of growing things (perhaps a timelapse or documentation of the growth process)
Create a piece of dark and light (or two pieces- one of each)
Play with sidewalk chalk
Make art for your windows (how does the light come into your home?)
Support local makers at spring craft shows
Build a bird feeder for the return of the birds
Experiment with textures
Collage a spring dream board (create a digital dream board on Pinterest)
Make bubble art
Paint rocks or garden signs
Build a faerie house
Create a book to take with you on nature walks
Paint eggs
Wear bright colors (BE the art)
Create a piece to intentionally build upon (growth process)
Visit your local Museums and Galleries
Build your own nest (consider your space)
Create a piece about transition or by incorporating transitional elements
Write a poem of how spring makes you feel
Experiment with recording sounds (bird song, wind in the trees, chatter)
Create a piece symbolizing portals
Design your garden space (consider grid paper, architecture, light)
Burry your sketchbook or materials to imbue the earth energy
Write a song for the birds
Create a piece symbolizing potential
Burn your work (if you're open to releasing)
Create a piece of unveiling
Listen to a spring playlist
Create a piece of resilience
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