What inspires your art?

Concentrate on enjoying the process and you will get there. For inspiration take a walk and note the shape of the plants and leaves.� Stand under a big tree and look straight up the trunk and notice the shapes that the branches make. Look at the outline the clouds make. Pick up old children'ss coloring books for ideas. Blow up one of your favorite pictures and try dividing it into 16 squares. Draw each square one at a time or just draw the square you like best. Look at National Geographic magazines and find the animals and places that you like best. Draw one part. Maybe just the feet. Note the shapes of the house roofs when you drive by. Do you see the difference in the doors? Paint only 3 colors. Pick them and just fill the canvas with the colors. No shapes - just colors. Pick one simple shape and make big ones, small ones and then paint them with different brush strokes. Try circles with 1 fat brush line. Try painting the circle with tiny little squares that go round the circle until you get to the middle. Invite a 5 year old to paint. Give her the biggest sheet of paper 20/22'' and notice how she chooses to fill the space. Try painting with the wrong hand. Pick out a brush stroke that you like and then paint it with the right hand. If you� have an interest the rest will follow. The main thing is to enjoy yourself. Start with the basics. Just color. One shape. Have fun. P.S. I always start by saying a prayer. I invite God to paint with me. Why not? He has the best imagination and the coolest creative side ever. Have fun.