How Do I Get Ideas?

The simple answer to that question is: by looking at other art.  I get books from the library, attend gallery openings, look at Pinterest, magazines, and advertisements.  Nature always inspires me.  When I'm feeling really creative, can get ideas from supplies.  An example of that is a friend of mine offering me several sets of dice.  Do I have an idea yet?  Nope, but I'm confident I'll think of one.  It's a tricky conundrum, just taking things people offer, however, because storage is always an issue.  Another friend offered me about 200 wine bottles.  While I'm sure someone could think of something creative to do with them, I was not able to come up with anything, so I had to pass on them.  Am I limited to what I'll work with?  Sometimes.  There are things that I am much more comfortable with using, such as driftwood instead of plywood.  Last week was pretty busy, so I didn't have time to create much.  Hopefully, this week I'll be a little more productive in that realm ;)  

Spring for Art 2012 - I'm the left-most painter with the small audience