Inspiration
Another rushed picture this evening - a mad 13 hours at college and my brain is fried and it's dark and cold outside.
My art inspiration comes from many and varied sources, but one of them is my 'library'. This consists of an overflowing bookcase drowning in books.
My main source of inspiration is just being outside on walks (Mother Nature never fails to inspire/amaze). Other sources include Flickr (probably the second most important source) and Twitter, (then books), then objects in shops, then exhibitions, galleries, and the press.
The books include:
Wildlife in Peril - I collected the original partwork of Piero Cozzaglio's artwork when it was published in 1978 (I was eight) and I still have it to this day. I found his book in a charity shop last year for a £1. His artwork is so stunningly beautiful, and the book so moving it always makes me sad - thinking of the havon man wreaks on some stunning and fragile wildlife.
National Parks of America - A leaving present when working in a picture library - a wonderful book.
Angelika Sigl's Der Wolf - A book I worked on 20+ years ago!!
Intimations of Paradise - The second most expensive book I ever bought (and looking at the current price on Amazon I should have bought a dozen!!!) - wonderful.
Trees - I own three copies of this fabulous book, stuffed with dried leaves - one of my first 'serious' natural history guides, and still my most used - smells amazing (of dried Ironwood tree leaves)!!
