Sunday, October 05, 2008

Inspiration

Terry Garrett sent me this collage—Flight Over Atlantis—earlier in the week, and I can’t stop looking at it. I must have studied it a hundred times in the last few days trying to figure out why I’m so drawn to his piece.
I can come up with certain reasons why it speaks to me, of course—the colors Terry used, his subject matter and the composition, but in the end, it’s all about how everything fits together and the effect it has on me.
I find I respond strongly to a work of art when it sheds light on something inside me that I didn’t know was there, and there’s always a feeling of excitement when this happens. Sometimes I respond visually, but in this case, I’m thinking that Flight Over Atlantis is the illustration for a story I haven’t written yet—so thank you for that unexpected gift, too, Terry.

2 comments:

Ginger said...

Amazing art love your blog and i thought id never find someone who see the world like i see it..
But i did find someone when i came here Fabulous blog..
big hugs ginger
Going back to your blog seeing more and putting it in my favs.

Ginger said...

Yes this is thinking way out of the box flying fish yes yes yes bravo love this art!!!Moreeeee!