What inspires you to paint?

Most of my inspiration comes from nature. I love translating animal pattern and colors onto the pyos.

Of the three I’ve done–one was based strictly on a scale pattern found in nature (the all blue/silver version of the Asagi Koi). The second (griffin) was originally based loosely on a character I wrote, but it evolved from there as I started hunting down various predator birds, looking for wing patterns–and further still when my paint and technique wouldn’t allow me to do his lower half the way I wanted to. LOL The wolf was/is a character–I wanted a dark wolf anyway based on a scene I’d done, but the unusual wing pattern on him and both versions of his story (sweet little fairy tale/folklore & full fledged character for a paranormal setting) came to me at the same time.

That’s probably why I haven’t been able to get the small dragon done that’s been patiently waiting a few weeks. I’ve had no real inspiration on it lately. I’ll probably do that one for a friend’s daughter based on a drawing from a book she sent to me, and do one of my own later when I actually have a color scheme begging to be painted!