
Visuals to Inspire
Artists are always looking at other imagery to find inspiration. In fact, a few of my art teachers steered me towards other artists work – from photographs to drawings and paintings, to learn to draw what I saw. The internet is a wonderful source for inspiration since I can find multiple images of whatever strikes my fancy in order to draw creatures, scenes, people… I love to look through ancient illustrations and modern photographs for my ideas. One of my sources is now The National Gallery of Art since they have made more than 35,000 images available as high quality downloadable images. After all, they belong to us!
Right now I am perusing images to that remind me spring is coming… the winter is wearing on me!

American, active c. 1935
Bicycle, c. 1936
watercolor and graphite on paper

French, 1840 – 1926
Argenteuil, c. 1872
oil on canvas

French, 1840 – 1916
Breton Village, c. 1890
oil on canvas

Italian, 1518 – 1594
Summer, c. 1555
oil on canvas

American, active c. 1935
Bicycle, 1935/1942
watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, and gouache on paper
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