Where Do You Find Inspiration For Your Art?

I have found that when I am feeling stagnant looking at the sky always helps me and also looking at old things like vintage advertising and postcards, antique books etc...

I have taken pictures all my life of the places I've been and the exciting things I have seen. Now that I don't travel as much and have much more time to reflect I see many things in those pictures that are great to relive thru my painting. I won't see some of these things, as they have changed and passed into history. My thoughts and memories live in my recent paintings. Don Shaw

not really any. whatever sparks, sparks. there is no one guide.


----Mike Savad
http://www.MikeSavad.com

Before I start a new piece, I lay in bed in the morning and think about, "What do I want to do today?"

I can spend all day promoting my work, or I can create something new. Or, maybe I can do both.

I feel guilty when I am not creating. But promoting and creating are both "creative".

Often I hop aboard the Discussions Thread and realize that, "Ah Ha! This is a good way to waste my time!"

And then I join the countless number of "Use-to-be-ers" who never post anymore.

Sad. But true.

Mine is all how I 'feel' at the time, emotion based mainly, and whether it's a photograph or digital art, I will chop and change images, refine them, apply effects and sometimes come up with something I am happy with and sometimes not.

I don't need inspiration to create, my works is base on the things I interest in . I just let it lead me to different directions. Sometimes I experiment with colors, style or theme. When I don't feel like painting I would switch to paper cutting, print making or sculpture.

Among other things I “do” I paint a lot of women, musicians, and barns. I once related the choice to paint what I do comparing grabbing these ideas like a butterfly collector catching images in a net.

Whatever instinctively catches my eye,...... then working with it.

Doesn't matter whether it's a preconceived or spontaneous subject.