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Using Photos for Inspiration

By Kerrysteele @kerrysteeleart
A few years ago I wrote a post about using my flower photos for painting inspiration.
Using photos for inspiration
Using photos for inspiration
I took those photos and translated them like this.
Using photos for inspiration
or this.
Using photos for inspiration
But these days I take my paintings elsewhere with the abstraction of the flowers.
Using photos for inspiration "Serendipity" is a further abstraction of these roses.
Using photos for inspiration
Also, I've abstracted others in this way.
Using photos for inspiration
From these flowers to this painting.

Using photos for inspiration

"More" 36 x 48


You can see that I use a lot of imagination in my creating in terms of colors and brush strokes.

Using photos for inspiration

"Finding Autumn" 30 x 48

In "Finding Autumn" I had to use a bit more imagination on looking up at the sky through changing color leaves because our leaves barely change color.
Using photos for inspiration

I was thinking of this photo for "The new pink"
Using photos for inspiration
"The new pink" 48 x 36
I find my flower photos very inspiring.
Using photos for inspiration

What do you find inspiring in your work?

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