I can say that I have been inspired by many artists. And I don’t mean the drawing-on-paper sort of artist. I am inspired by artists whose canvas is film, music, murals, books, etc.
One artist who I can claim to have inspired me beyond all others is Andy Goldsworthy.
Goldsworthy has made his mark by exploring expression and form with natural objects. He can create compositions with textures and colors found in nature, and each work has stages as it submits to the elements and gradually decays.
So inspired have I been by Goldsworthy that I have taken time during family outings to try a bit of his style with my own hands.
This example was made on the beach near Olympia, Washington, with some found leaves, bark, sea grass, and a tiny crab corpse.