46. Use computer search engines to find things.

If you need a little inspiration and don’t want to get out of your PJs and schlep over to a museum, try using an internet search engine. These things are great, and they have just about eliminated the need for libraries. Some popular examples are: Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com.

42. Be a ‘creative cross-over.’

Why not circumnavigate the entirety of the arts? Keep moving, always try something new. Ex. Jared Leto.

41. Mail a piece to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The New York Metropolitan Art Museum catalogs and saves every scrap they get. You too can be in their “Permanent Collection.”

32. Steal.

Picasso famously endorsed theft, so it might be worth a try. Ex. The City of Philadelphia’s theft of the entire Barnes Foundation.

28. Cut off a body part.

Some people consider this art. Ex. Van Gogh cut off his ear, although some art historians claim Gauguin wielded the knife.

20. Make yourself an interesting character.

For example, Samuel Rosenstock, who went under the name Tristan Tzara, was the unofficial ‘president of Dada’.

8. If the work is becoming too literal, try abstracting it. Separate from the overwhelming sad reality of nature.

Ex. L’Escargot 1952-1953 Henri Matisse (1869-1954 French) Gouache, collage on paper.