Art inspiration board

Before I begin a new course or a series of paintings, I have to collect my thoughts. I spend a lot of time gathering various images, items from nature, poems, music, old journal entries, sketches, texture, and color. This process seems to move me in the direction I need to go. Right now, Magnolias,

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Current inspiration and mood board for upcoming project…loving the masculine, artsy, eclectic vibes this is giving. What are your thoughts?

lulu ~ watercolors, gouache and oil pastels on old paper - approx. 3" x 4 1/2" it looks like lulu might pick a fight with the next person that wanders by! i've painted ten faces on these cards now and they've all been a joy, even feisty lulu... on december 19th the sun shown in my art room windows illuminating it entirely. the same thing happened yesterday as the sun was in the same position it was in before the solstice. i know, i know, the sun's not actually moving, it's the earth - but it…

One of the things which helps me in the studio is a ‘mood board’ for my art. It’s good to refresh this and I had become so used to looking at it, that my eyes passed over it and it was no longer serving its purpose. So what’s a mood board? You’re probably familiar […]