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!
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.".