When I started CVP last year one of our first tasks was to create an inspiration board - it seemed a bit daunting at the time! In addition to gathering the visual content I also spent some time writing about those inspirations.

The board has hung on my studio wall since then and while the photo’s are a great reminder of what inspires me, it has been interesting to revisit what I wrote!

Now I look at it closely, the thing that really jumps out at me is this quote from Rumi ….

‘Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray’

Nick Wilton recommended we should review these inspiration boards on a regular basis so 12 months on seems like a good time!

When I consider the images I selected for the original board and compare them with the images I have put together this week (see above) … the subject matter has not changed greatly but I can see that they are all located much closer to home … and also with a closer framing ie closer to the subject and not so much distant landscape - an impact of Covid perhaps? or being clearer about what it is that I love?

I can also see that in both sets of images there are a number of strong underlying themes ….

light shining through trees or clouds; sunrise and sunset; branching structures / V shapes in plants and leaves and patterns of leaves, flowers.

Now to see how these elements translate into abstract forms and composition ideas in my sketchbook!

Thank you for reading …. I appreciate you time and support. CC