I love to see what other artists are doing. Who is inspiring me right now? When I see a painting that sparks my imagination, I want to see everything else that artist has done. Thank you, Mr. Internet, for making that possible!
I've always loved being near the water, especially wandering around harbors looking at the boats, the colors, and the reflections dancing on the surface. But I quickly discovered that loving boats and knowing how to paint them are two very different things!
And so I decided to paint a horse. My first try was HORRIBLE - truly miserably horrible! That discouraged me. I painted over the "failure" immediately so no one would know and hid the canvas in the corner facing the wall. No one shall know. I painted another horse - quietly, with no one around....and another one. And so it continued, failure after failure :.
Often I see a work by another artist that sets me "on fire" to paint..
A flower is relatively small. Everyone has many associations with a flower - the idea of flowers. You put out your hand to touch the flower - lean forward to smell it - maybe touch it with your lips almost without thinking - or give it to someone to please them. Still - in a way - nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small -we haven't time -and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.".