"Art - Inspired by nature, born of the soul." (Hap Hagood)
"Art arises when the secret vision of the artist and the manifestation of nature agree to find new shapes." (Kahlil Gibran)
I agree with the above quotes, especially being a painter of wildlife and nature myself. Inspiration has to have a source and the unlimited bounty of God's creation provides an endless source of inspiration to fuel the souls creativity.
As an artist I believe that it's important to maintain your own personal vision, that unique gifting which has been given to the artist alone. One can grow in understanding and experience through painting and all that life brings, but essentially it is important to keep your vision pure and not to be too influenced by others. As a result you can be sure that whatever you create will be true to your given talents and will have the undoubted stamp of originality. It's good to be original in this age of mass duplicity!
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