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Not only do photographs inspire, but magazines and advertisements inspire. I have a scrapbook that I have kept over the years with a collection of all things that I found visually stimulating. My best painting mode, is when I am painting every day, even 20 minute sessions. The scrapbook has inspired me numerous times to try something different.
[…] love painting from photos (you can read more about my approach to that here). And I find taking them, a really creative and inspiring […]
I think that people don’t stop to think that part of the photo taking process is being an artist. What subject am I going to take a view, what angle, lighting, and composition. There are a lot of decisions that are considered artistic at this level that many dismiss. So by the time you have a photo that you are going to use you’ve already made a lot of painting decisions. Besides, the photographs also takes you right back to the place, what you’ve seen, smelled, touched, and possibly even tasted. Hmmmm…I’m right back there. The whole process can and should be inspiration. Just enjoy!
Thanks for the block, Anna. I love painting from photos! All the information I need is right there for as long as I need it, and I find I’m enjoying going off and researching the structure of my subject.
Most recently, a grevillea and it’s fascinating learning about the whole cycle of the bloom through to the forming of the seed pod. I really like seeing the heart of the Creator through nature. So, for me there’s more to it than just replicating a photograph and I’m hoping viewers will see that and appreciate the beauty around them more because of that painting.
I’d also prefer to spend more time painting and less time drawing, so it’s ideal for me.
Hmmm that would be blog, not block 🙁