“I dream a lot. I do more painting when I’m not painting. It’s in the subconscious.” ~ Andrew Wyeth

I can relate to Wyeth’s art because I probably paint for some of the same reasons he did. I usually think of ideas for my paintings when I am walking to and from work. Unfortunately, I rarely put these ideas down on paper. My painting, Sleeping Child, was inspired by a dream I had. Oddly, I chose to paint the dreamer rather than dream itself. I think paintings influenced by dreams have a mysterious quality to them — even if the painting isn’t a literal a representation of the dream. I love Wyeth’s painting above. I wonder what propelled him to paint this image.