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I agree with Tom. My suggestion would be to keep a sketchbook with you at all times and draw when you wait in the parking lot to pick up the kids from school, or at the doctors office, etc. Drawings can be small studies of anything that happens to catch your eye. They train your eye to see proportional relationships and values, two things that are the foundations for a good painting.
I have struggled through many paintings as well and have come to the conclusion that it's best to walk away if things are not happening. After a little break of flipping through art books and studying paintings or reading up on old forum posts relating to the problem at hand,your mind focuses on something else and allows you to continue your work with renewed energy.
Wait until you see me struggle during Marvin's workshop in July and you will see you are not alone with your frustrations. Sometimes you just have to laugh it off and hope for a better day!
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