I begin my process by looking at Instagram first under the nature and design hashtags. I will usually spend 5-10 minutes and just sift there to see what images have been posted. From there I screen shot somethings that caught my eye. Once I have many images, I go through them and determine which ones I can paint without copying the original.
With whatever I paint, I try to not make it look exactly like the original picture so that I can put my own spin on it. I use each image as a reference and make my own. In this case I am painting a puffer fish, three pots of plants and some dandelions.
