A blank sheet of paper can be daunting when inspiration has flown out of the window, so I make a habit of keeping snippets of things I like – be it pictures, colours, textures or even words. Looking through a newspaper I will come across things that may spark an idea later- or even be incorporated into the artwork itself. These are snipped out and put in a box for future reference….. I’d avoid the front pages though, unless you are inspired by bad news!
HEALTH WARNING – Don’t cut up the newspaper until the person who bought it has finished reading, it won’t make you popular!
Penny Mechen Art 