What inspires you to be creative?

What inspires you to be creative in your artwork and/or crafts?

For me, nature is a constant source of inspiration. Many trees fascinate me, as do cloud formations.

Even though I live in Brooklyn, I am lucky enough to live on a tree-lined street and I choose to walk places where there are tree-lined streets. Also, I live very close to a large and beautiful park!

Wherever I travel I sketch and photograph trees and landscape settings.

My imagination is probably the largest source of inspiration for my artwork, since everything I draw and paint is imaginary, even though it is initially based on phenomena in nature.

Here is a drawing I created very recently, that is loosely based on bare trees I have seen in nature and in photographs:


What are your sources of inspiration for your creations???


by

Nina Kuriloff

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During a trip to New York in 1994 I met an illustration agent who wanted to represent me & thus my career as an illustrator bloomed. 2 months later I packed my bags & moved to the big apple where I've been working ever since.

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Jenna Newton - My work is concerned with the associative process that occurs through spontaneous mark-making. The drawings themselves correspond to the emotions and imaginations that are present as I work. The resulting pieces reference organic forms, architectural constructions, and graphic design. By freeing myself of the limitations of intention, the experience becomes intimate and direct. I am interested in making evident that which normally remains hidden.

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