210 Imaginative Ideas for Painting

Hundreds of Ideas You Can Use to Create Distinctive Paintings


Turn to this indispensable resource for originating new painting concepts from the tried and true to the truly avant-garde. This book is text-only, covering landscape, still life, figurative abstracts, and more. It includes everything from practical advice on ways to stay organized to how to stay inspired.

Inside you’ll find:

• hundreds of concepts for paintings 

• how to identify what inspires you

• ways to organize your artistic ideas 

• unusual methods with innovative materials

• advice, answers, and resources for artists of every style


This book is about painting ideas, not painting techniques. Any idea can be interpreted in any medium. Let an idea point you in a direction. Then, take off on your creative path… and leave a painted trail.