FINDING INSPIRATION FOR SUBJECTS TO PAINT

Do you have difficulty being inspired? Or, finding a subject you want to paint? The best way to paint and be inspired is to paint or draw on location. Look around your area for an appropriate subject; the mountains, the canyons, farmland, old barns, the woods, spring flowers, interesting trees and even tree stumps. If is too difficult to be outside for long take a camera.  Take photos on vacation, or just in your surrounding area.  File these photos away for future inspiration. 

Another on location is where you set up your own display or still life.  These displays could be of fruit, bottles, vases with flowers, plants in pots, even books, purses, shoes, and keys.  Look around your yard or others yards for flowers, blossoms, pets, and fruit on branches; do close up photos of them.

I also get inspired by other artist's work. I also resort to going through home magazines such as Martha Stewart, Victoria, and even Better Homes and Garden.  I hope that you will try some of these approaches when you are needing to find inspiration.