I was at the Affordable Art Fair on Thursday night. I was there to buy some interesting art for the new flat. I wanted a special connection to the painting I bought – something about writing, something about telling a story or the whimsy of being a kid. There was so much that talked to me and some were a bit out of reach – even when it might be affordable for others.
Then at one gallery, I flipped through some stacked, unframed paintings. I saw a painting that depicted an unexpected storyteller with a small girl. An Indian setting.
That painting not only made a connection – but inspired something in me. My mind was suddenly cluttering with ideas. As if the painting was done for me – to inspire my next book.
I have been thinking about the painting, the title of the painting and the characters portrayed for the last four days. I started writing something today that took a germ of inspiration from the painting. Not sure it would go somewhere. But it is still twirling in my head and making me think about the characters.
Does art inspire you? Have you written something because a piece of art beckoned to you? Because the artwork kick-started your muse-engine?
Tell me what artists inspire you and why.
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