A Summer Sketching Slump

I've been in a sketching slump for much of this summer. It's always easy to be inspired to draw when I'm in a foreign place, but it's harder when I'm in familiar territory. 

I tried painting in a loose and carefree way,  starting with paint before line...

                                              but then I returned to my old favorite: line first.

                                          I decided to try the safety of  pencil--with an eraser,...

or  sketching things I've sketched before,...

Then I just let it all go...

Nothing seemed to make the sketching come easier.

Just slogging through sketch...

after sketch, ...

after sketch...

is finally leading to more frequent moments of pleasure.  

I wonder how many times I'll have to relearn this lesson.