Section 3 Artist’s GALLERY of Inspiration

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This abstracted pet frog is by fourth-grade student Colten Yager. Pencil and watercolor on paper.

I’m guilty of spending way too much time on the computer looking at other people’s art rather than doing my own work. But there is so much beautiful stuff! The line work, the color choices, the compositions are all so good. And I couldn’t replicate these artworks even if I tried!

Of course, that’s the beauty of life and art; we are who we are, and there isn’t really a single thing we can do about it.

It’s okay, though, to be inspired by the work of artists you admire. Like everything, your subconscious will ...

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