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Having trouble coming up with something to draw? No worries - while you'll eventually learn how to start from a tiny seed of a thought and gradually nurture it into a complex concept to explore through design and illustration, it's perfectly fine not to be there just yet.
For now though, here's an idea that might interest you.
The Future of Shopping
Say it with me. Vending machines are the future. With more and more stores treating us like criminals, it's inevitable that they're going to require us to pay before we even get to sniff the goods.
Of course, some things will transition to this new sales format better than others, and with everything being locked behind a required payment, aggressive marketing to try and get customers to your machine is going to be key.
Pick a type of product or service, and design a vending machine to deliver it to your valuable customer. You can explore the tactics used to attract customers, the mechanics of how those goods or services are delivered. Or alternatively, illustrate a customer interacting with your marvel of engineering!
This one isn't doing it for you? How about this one instead: Mascot High School >>>
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The Art of Brom
Here we're getting into the subjective - Gerald Brom is one of my favourite artists (and a pretty fantastic novelist!). That said, if I recommended art books just for the beautiful images contained therein, my list of recommendations would be miles long.
The reason this book is close to my heart is because of its introduction, where Brom goes explains in detail just how he went from being an army brat to one of the most highly respected dark fantasy artists in the world today. I believe that one's work is flavoured by their life's experiences, and discovering the roots from which other artists hail can help give one perspective on their own beginnings, and perhaps their eventual destination as well.