Jedrek and I are talking about creativity, and I'm wondering about people who do the same thing over and over. It seems quite boring, though I understand it's important in practice for artists if they want to sell. I remembered this quote from Edward Weston:

Wednesday the exhibit opened. I have had — as last year - applause; real homage - yes, even more than last year — and as before, the men far outnumber the women in attendance and interest. I am pleased, not satisfied, with my prints as they display themselves to me on the wall. No question but that I have gone ahead. And then comes the question, what next? An exhibit is always a climax to a certan period: Once shown, a print becomes definitively a part of one's past; if not actually discarded, it is relegated to a portfolio of old loves, to be referred to at times with perhaps no more than tender memories.

— The Daybooks of Edward Weston