Is Your Art In A Rut?Are You Stuck For Ideas?
In the UK it is the beginning of summer.
We have had some unusually fine May days with plenty of sunshine and just enough rain to allow the green of grass and trees to take over from the gray and brown of winter...
"The color and texture of the landscape is being changed from hard edge oil paintings to soft focus watercolors" It is an exciting time when all the colors of nature burst out with flowers of all kinds.
It is a little late for snowdrops, daffodils and tulips.
Even the dandelions are giving way to buttercups, bluebells, poppies and forget-me-nots...
"This is where an artist is inspired to make use of color and tone in their painting" The trees have mostly finished with blossom but are now approaching summer shape...
"Here, an artist designer can discover endless forms and shapes to combine in their drawing design" Wildlife is in full swing...
the birds are nesting and the first fledglings have already flown the nest.
Many have traveled 1000's of miles to get here and will take full advantage of what the summer will bring.
Art is not static...
"Art requires dynamic movement and flair...
the dash of a designer's pencil or the flourish of the artist's brush" Also, the fields are alive with field mouse and shrew, lizard and snake.
The rivers, lakes and ponds come to life with damsel fly, dragon fly, tadpole, frog and toad...
"Your art can be fluid with watercolors in full flow, inspiring fresh ideas" On the farms the young lambs are already jumping around in play and growing quickly.
There are cattle, with tails swishing to ward off the flies, guarding their young calves.
The pigs will be foraging and giving birth to their many pink offspring...
- Your art can reflect the urgency of life
- Your art can mirror the happiness in play
And, everything you see could be subjects of your next drawing or painting.
Wherever in the world you live you will find amazing subjects to inspire you...
"Take a look around you to take inspiration from what you see, hear, smell and feel"