Come Outside, It’s Only A Little Cold

Musings of the Artists Mind

Consider a friend visits on a chilly winter day. Do you accept the invitation to go outside? Another optimistic vision of the world brought to your doorstep by an angel? Maybe, so. Step outside and see what happens. The universe often sends us sign like this to break away from our ruts. We can chose to embrace them or not. What will you chose? 

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What inspires an artist? 

“All they see” is the first and most literal answer. 

For me, that is literally hundreds of gallery & museum exhibits, thousands of books, and tens of thousands of images online.  

Books that Inspired and Influenced my Experimentation:

When asked where to start a book collections, I almost always recommend these art bibles: Janson’s “History of Art” OR Phaidon’s “The Art Book” Both give a nice overview with good pictures. Once you’ve discovered what you are attracted to there most, you can then dig deeper into that area.

These are perhaps the most accessible influences, but the truth is that my influences run deep through thousands of books and works I’ve seen & read. If you have the time, you are free to visit my GoodReads library to see a fraction of the books I’ve read. These are the ones I remember, that is. Or you can visit the ever growing collection on my Pinterest account. 

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