Work in Progress

Here is a work in progress for an arts festival. Mandolin sound board top will be a painter's palette. Flute with brush tip will have painted a flowing brush stroke in the background.

What color(s) would you recommend for the brush stroke? Or what colors should be on the palette to begin with?

Your feedback is appreciated.

What Helps or Hinders Your Creativity?

In order to facilitate a discussion on creativity, I'll pose 3 main questions, along with some other clarifying questions. We will also be referencing the book Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon.

1) What feeds your creativity?
2) What hinders your creativity?
3) What sorts of changes are needed in order to correct or eliminate the hindrances and/or how can a better creative environment be formed and nurtured?

What books have you read on creativity? Share your own bibliography. Here's mine in order of most recent first:

Show Your Work!–10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
    Austin Kleon
Manage Your Day-To-Day: Build Your routine, Find Your Focus & Sharpen Your Creative Mind
    Jocelyn K. Glei (editor)
Steal Like an Artist–10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
    Austin Kleon
Creativity, Inc.–Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
    Ed Catmull
Imagine–How Creativity Works
    Jonah Lehrer
Art Without Compromise*
    Wendy Richmond
The Creative Habit–Learn it and Use it for Life
    Twyla Tharp
The Artist’s Way–A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
    Julia Cameron
The Creative Call–An Artist’s Response to the Way of the Spirit
    Janice Elsheimer
Creative Utopia–12 Ways to Realize Total Creativity
    Theo Stephan Williams