tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852236594466075258.post6625585633232606767..comments2023-11-26T15:22:34.377-08:00Comments on The Everyday Life of a Working Artist by Leslie Saeta: The Twelve Days of Christmas - Day Ten!Leslie Saetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12117990337430054782noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852236594466075258.post-23528562858668933102014-12-22T07:37:46.070-08:002014-12-22T07:37:46.070-08:00I take my own photos and with over 100,000images y...I take my own photos and with over 100,000images you would think that that would be enough, but no I have asked other photographers to paint theirs when something really just sings to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852236594466075258.post-72627786492158182342014-12-22T06:23:02.469-08:002014-12-22T06:23:02.469-08:00I paint abstracts and never really have any idea h...I paint abstracts and never really have any idea how the painting I start will finish, so for those I rarely use reference. However, I do love to take walks with my camera and capture little bits of things like rust, algae, moss, wood textures, etc. I don't refer to them when I paint, but they're in my mind somewhere :-). For the 30/30 challenge I am planning to do something a little more literal and will use photos I've taken on travels as inspiration.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554198186488787126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852236594466075258.post-53787222673637965522014-12-22T00:10:45.079-08:002014-12-22T00:10:45.079-08:00My greatest inspiration is nature, whether it is b...My greatest inspiration is nature, whether it is being out in it or watching programs on PBS channels. I often take photos but only use them as inspiration and rarely look at them once I've set the composition. Sea Dean - Paint a Masterpiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356090954132478713noreply@blogger.com