....and then

I hope I'm true to the vision in my mind. That's the essence of a true artist, isn't it? We have a vision and hope to communicate that to the outside world. I don't look at other artists for inspiration. My inspiration comes from within. That said, I do work based on photographs of the local landscape. I want viewers to have the same experience I have in viewing such magnificent places. Nature is really astounding. But this other side of me is third order. Yeah, I love nature but there's a more abstract side to me that needs expression. My thinking plus the world around me equals....(fill in the blank).