Inspiratlon

The French painter Henri Matisse, one day, was talking about his vocation When he was asked the question, "Henri, what is your inspiration? " Matisse walked the questioner out to his garden and said, "I grow artichokes! You see, I never know from day to day the feelings they'll evoke." "I watch the interplay of light and shade, how gently they interweave I discover new combinations of colors and diverse patterns in the leaves." "The colors may be warm or bright or perhaps they're subtle and faint I look to these artichokes for inspiration then I go inside and paint." Proof that inspiration need not be found in rare places- like on the cusp of angel wings If we allow it inspiration can be found in a host of little things. True I may never paint like Henri Matisse, his was an unparalleled brush stroke. But isn't it nice to know he found his inspiration in that little artichoke?