Every artist with the slightest degree of creativity gets asked the question, “Where do you get your , ideas?” When I’m asked that, I usually stumble over my words and give a non-answer because basically my ideas come from so many avenues, I just can’t pinpoint a source or process.

I received a little book this Christmas “Steal Like an Artist” from my Spirit Animal. It’s one of those things you get your artist friend, (kinda like a Bob Ross Tee shirt, yes, I have plenty thank you). It’s a small book with big chapter headings and easy to understand illustrations that scream at you. A focused reader could knock it out in half an hour. I read a little and skimmed the rest and got this: “No idea is truly unique, we all just steal them from other sources – then change them enough to make them our own.”

So I think I’ll just post some art I’ve created and reference who I ripped the idea off of.

These are all versions of a Candy Corn girl that I stole from artist Angel Hawari, who also has many versions of this Candy Corn.

https://www.angelhawariart.com/

Pickle Girl one of my favorites is taken from this piece by Noir Nouar. See that leg?

“George and Emily”, not only did I steal the visual from Gene Moty I took the title too. Hah!

Here’s another one I stole from Rene Vincit. The Mermaid.

I paint a lot of skulls and eyeballs and most of them are referenced (okay, stolen) from some artist I follow on Instagram. So next time I get that question about where these ideas come from, you know the the answer. I fuckin steal ’em.