Today I was working with a group of artists on a project and we started talking about what inspires us to create art. There were many different answers. For some it was about light and shadow, for others the impact of colors. Other artists mentioned how certain shapes caght their eye and inspired a painting. Sometimes a painting may start out a certain way and end up totally different than what the artist had planned when starting out. Some paintings are totally spontaneous and their is no plan! Sometimes they turn out very good. Sometimes they don't. There really isn't a right or wrong answer here. It is an interesting question and one you might want to ask your fellow artists. To find out what inspires artists in Clark County, I invite you to go visit some in their studios during the Open Studios Tour on Nov. 8th and 9th from 10am-5pm. Visit www.ccopenstudios.org  for more information and inspiration!