Double retroactive inspiration
A series of blogs about my favourite subject ‘retroactive inspiration’, needs an update! In an
What about originality?
Before the start of a new painting I thoroughly search the internet for
Real life beats fantasy
Again I saw an appearance in nature that I painted years before I had seen it in real. Or even ever thought it would exists in real.
Bosco verticale
This week I stumbled upon a picture of Bosco verticale. A vertical forest set on a building, designed by Boeristudio in Italia. Putting their image beside my painting I could add another story to my imaginary prides.
Populus Flucta in real
When we visited Namibia I finally saw the social weavers in real.
Retroactively inspired
Normally; first there is my painting … and then Mother Earth imitates me with a pale shadow of my created treasures. That’s how it happens all the time!