Was in Los Angeles for a Jasper Johns exhibit at the Broad and later back in Chicago for an exhibit of prints by Helen Frankenthaler at the Art Institute...two American abstract expressionists. My key learnings from both of these exhibits were: 1. Find a theme and create multiple iterations and 2. Don't fear trying a new approach - print making, painting on different surfaces, different media, etc. Not every attempt will be perfect, but it's only by repetition and trying over and over that I will find my comfort zone and create something meaningful, at least to me.