What do you use as inspiration for your paintings?

"METRO"2007 An original MW Abstract Artwork - This is a four canvas artowrk, black and oof white, using acrylic paints. I titled it "Metro" because it sort of reminds me of the city, ring roads adn so forth, and is up to date/modern and can also be "metrosexual" as well "metropolitan" depending on how you want to take it. What are your thoughts?
@megs85 (3142)
Australia
February 4, 2007 9:46pm CST
Im currently in a big creative mood, and churning out paintings like theres no tomorrow, Ive added a photo of one of my paintings, what do you think? I really enjoy painting, although Im no Picasso or Monet, lol, I am also enjoying making a bit of extra money selling my artworks on ebay. At the moment Im in a really creative mood and am churning out artworks like theres no tomorrow. So what I wanted to ask was what do you use as inspiration for your artworks, and what kind of art do you create? At the moment I gather inspiration from other artworks, as well bits and pieces from an artists journal i have kept for awhile, that has pictures, words, thoughts, photos, poetry etc in it.
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kims374
@kims374 (300)
• United States
7 Feb 07
My garden is my inspiration; I am a freelance artist/ painter. I do landscapes and florals. I love Claude Monet, he is my favorite professional artist. I paint and garden too for relaxation. I have over the last few years started to try to sell my paintings; it takes a long time to get things going, and it's not what you know, it's who you know.
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megs85
@megs85 (3142)
• Australia
7 Feb 07
Thanks for sharing your personal experience. If you happen to have one of your artworks on computer, Id love for you to post it so I can see it. Ive never been one for landscapes, I dont have enough patience or talent for anything that requires details. I am definitely an abstract girl, suits my personality to a tee, because my brain is always off on its own little tangent and I am constantly having ideas being babmboozled around in my brain in a chaotic mess.
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JashleyB
@JashleyB (1441)
• United States
5 Feb 07
I love your painting! I like doig Abstract too and am usually inspired by music, books, or just my mood :) It's awesome that you are able to sell them on ebay.
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megs85
@megs85 (3142)
• Australia
5 Feb 07
You should try selling your stuff too, its really easy, and gives me a place to get rid of all my artworks so to speak, lol, otherwise by now id need another house just for my artworks lol. You should add a pic of your artworks if you have any on the comp- only reason i do is cause i need the pictures for ebay lol. I want to set up a website but dont know how to go about it really...
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msqtech
@msqtech (15074)
• United States
15 Feb 07
I like to use nature myself. I also think that mood can be an inspiring thing to the attitude of the art.
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megs85
@megs85 (3142)
• Australia
15 Feb 07
Mood is an extremely contributing factor in the creation of my artworks. I tend to use a lot of monotones, and neutral colours in my works, due to the fact my depression is a major inspiration fo rmost of my pieces, and as I mentioned earlier, my depression was teh reason I began painting again.
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Lydia1901
@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
13 Apr 07
Well, that is so good for you and I envy you. I don't have a talent for painting, but I do admire people who paint and I do enjoy their work when I get a chance to look at them. So, happy painting!!!
robert2007
@robert2007 (62)
• Indonesia
31 Mar 07
good tachnique.dark and gray.cheerless in you heart. You can gain colours to your painting.
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HUSNYAHAMED
@HUSNYAHAMED (32)
• Sri Lanka
16 Apr 07
i am actually not an artist, but i am realy like any type painting work in any way. however painting is a something like natural & all of us can't understand. but some of there they love paint then there life