Capturing something personal in art

[Flowercat]

I have been diagnosed with autism when i was a child.
I really want to make a painting or drawing, about my autistic experience,but it never really fully captures what i want.
Any ideas or tipps on how to capture something personal in art?

 

[Hermes2020]

Have a look at everything Edvard Munch painted, but try to ignore The Scream, because it has blinded us to the rest of his very personal body of work. Perhaps it will resonate with you.

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf...sAKHYdVAPUQiR56BAhpEAI&biw=1885&bih=934&dpr=1

If you find his style too depressing, perhaps Pierre Bonnard's work will inspire you more. I think that, like Munch, he has a very personal perspective in his work that may give you some ideas.

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf...kEAHWqyDkoQiR56BAhlEAI&biw=1885&bih=934&dpr=1

 

[Lia]

Make multiple sketches in a sketchbook. Keep doing this until you find something that resonates with your intention. It is a form of brainstorming. Only you can go on this journey. The sketches will open up the path you're taking toward the project you need to create.

 

[Artyczar]

I also do a form of sketchbook processing with writing, and yes, it is a form of brainstorming. It also helps me to tap into my imagination and concepts much better. For the most part, I write a page first of how I'm feeling (unplanned), and then draw something (no erasing) from that entry. There's more to it than that, but that's the gist of it in a nutshell. Not every page makes it into the painting stages, but some do. The concepts are always very raw, don't always make sense, and that is kinda the beauty of them. My advice would be not to be afraid to make anything that seems remotely simple, odd, silly, dumb, weird, wrong, or any other preconceived notion you might have. Just be free. Make what you feel. Not what you "see."