I have been often asked this question and the simple answer is from all around!
This is the shortest blog ever…
Seriously though, it really is from all around me. It can be a colour combination on a dress I have or have seen hung in a window or in the studio next door to me – Shout out to Beaulillie there…
It can be from a dream I’ve had and yes I dream in colour. Some images are so vivid to me, I must make a note of them immediately when I wake up.
Some of you will have seen several inspirational original paintings and subsequent prints made from images I’ve taken on my phone whilst on holiday and then come home to paint the scene or my interpretation of that image.
It’s not always that easy and I also get artists block… if you are struggling to calm your mind to get that inspirational image that helps you pick up a pen, pencil, paintbrush, then try my process and see if that helps.
- I sit and look at the sky.
- I watch the clouds (and we have had a few lately)
- I breath and try to calm my mind of all day to day tasks or worries.
- Often it’s in those moments, an image or a reminder of a time and place pops into my mind. Its then, that I take forward my thoughts and create.
I haven’t ever meditated but suspect in doing the above, I’ve found my own meditation process that inspires me to create.
It might work for you… it might not but try it and let me know if it did.
I would also hope if you like to create art yourself, that some of my pieces inspire you to create similar versions. Your own eye will see colour and designs slightly differently from me and if you do decide to take one of my creations as inspiration, then don’t forget to come and show me. I would love to see your work and be honoured that something I may have created, moved you enough to have a go! Take a look at my Facebook & Instagram pages and of course, on my Originals page here, on my website and create away!
