Art influences art. It’s sort of a common trait in the creative world, finding inspiration through others works. Often writers draw from past writers for this enlightenment of sorts, but the idea of drawing from a painting, often an impressionistic view of the world on canvas, seems oddly foreign. I had a hard time seeing the meaning in the swirling, inaccurate colors of a two-dimensional tree. I more so was indifferent to the whole genre. However, in really thinking about it, I suppose one could find inspiration in seeing their world in a different light. When looking at an image of ‘Yellow’ by Jane Freilicher, it seemed there could be inspiration there. The image seems that of a desk, but the deeper the image goes it forms in to unrecognizable shapes. To me, the background actually looked like a distant city skyline, with sky and a river. Perhaps it is noting on the active life of a city encouraging work, or perhaps it is like Howl where the city is a looming threat over creativity in the image of the desk. Then there is the choice of the color yellow, which is often associated with the symbol of energy and life. It is also associated with another city feel, in the idea of taxis being that exact shade. Perhaps then one is supposed to draw a sort of life from the image, inspiration that drive comes in from the mix of comforts and city bustle.