by looking through my photos of natural forms: bones, flowers, shells... I take all of my own photographs. Some days you just cannot draw/paint for whatever reason (honor your rhythms), those are great days to wander the desert, gardens and photograph -- to renourish your spirit, your inspiratation. After choosing a few photos that inspire me that day, I use a viewfinders to create interesting compositions. I keep the viewfinders in proportion to my paper sizes. I could create various sized compositions and just cut my paper, but then I would need many sizes of mats and frames -- this year I am experimenting with limiting my paper and frame sizes to three sizes to save framing costs. When I have decided on a composition, I tape a small sheet of plastic over the photo and grid it to quarters.
