I also found that the trees looked more intriguing to me than the ones starting to bloom again. I think that I will most probably use trees without leafs for inspiration as it is more dark and dreary. the exact effect I hope to give out within my paintings.
This photo was taken in the woods at my village. I found myself very, inspired with the way the land splits and breaks in this photo. This will be very good for my surrealistic landscapes and create them into proper cracks and gaps in the ground. I believe this would really express how at the beginning of my mental illness it felt like my hole world was falling apart.
As I was walking through the woods I found this small stream and decided to get a close up pic pf it as I was really taken by the gentle calming flow of the water. I want to try and challenge myself and recreate this calm feeling within a few of my surreal paintings but also try and add a dark and sad feel to the viewer.
As I took this photo I imagined drawing the landscape as normal to try and create a calm relaxed rural feel to the viewer. But then I want the reflection to create a more negative feel, I would probably try to draw the Trees full of leafs and then in the reflection draw the trees dying and more darker.
On my way back home I was walking past the church yard in my village and thought that I could try a few graveyard type landscapes to emphasize a more darker, sadder feel to a couple of my landscapes.
After taking a few pics of landscapes and looking at the grave yard it got me thinking about how different tombstones and graves are from each other. Which made me decided to do a few close up photos of tombstones I found to be rather eye catching and interesting.
This was one of the first stones that I came across. I really loved the texture of the stone and shape. I also found the grave itself rather fascinating as it looks to be a couples grave which i find very sweet. however I find it sad that the grave itself was plain and coated in concrete, As I never really expected to see graves like this.
I really couldn't get over how this gravestone in particular was traditionally shaped but also has sunk into the ground over time. I find this symbolic in a way as my project is to show my personal journey through mental illness and i thought it was berrying me mentally. which is another reason I am using a grave yard as inspiration.
I thought this grave stone was quite cute and modern. Although it is smaller than the rest of the grave stones within the yard.Which made it stand out.
This isn't really a gravestone however this metal fencing was around a grave. As I am going to be trying my skills out in the jewelry workshops I was interested in the detail and pattern's crafted on the metal.
This small fencing was around another grave. I was more interested in this one than the previous as theirs more to it (pattern wise). I also find the rusting look very interesting and really adds an old feel to the yard as a whole. I will defiantly try make a few of my metal samples look like there starting to rust.
It wasn't the metal post i was particular interested in within this picture, but more the part at the left hand side with the handing shape on it that I was interested in. As it got me thinking about creating y own little key-rings that I could present and sell at my exhibition that relates to my work.
After the Grave yard I decided to have a look around the old farm at the back of my house which is currently abandoned. I decided to take photos of this place to help inspires some back grounds for my portraits I will be creating and figurative pieces As I was walking through the building I felt a slightly nervous and was extremely cautious as the building is very old and some bits are beginning to fall apart in areas. (however always remember to get permission first as abandoned buildings can be dangerous and have someone with you supervising.)
One of the first things to catch my eye was this window as my project is based around my anxiety and how it developed from anxiety to agoraphobia to depression. while i was suffering from agoraphobia I couldn't look out of windows to the outside world. this in itself made me begin feeling trapped not only within my own home but in my own mind.
As I was walking past the old house part of the farm I noticed how the wall paper is slowly peeling itself off the wall though age and damp. I really feel this photo is symbolic to me as it reminds me again how my mental illness effected my thought process and my emotions.as it made me feel like I was peeling away from real life. and this is exactly what I felt when I saw this.
Out side I came across this padlock which has rusted and even began to come off along with the hinge. Once again this makes me think about my jewelry workshop and what I can use as inspiration.
Within the building I found my self focusing on the windows more than anything within this building as windows will play a large part of my project. I loved the bear brick wall effect as it made the room feel even more lonely and empty. the exact feel I want to give to some of my artwork. 
These rooms where very bear and empty,as to be expected with abandoned buildings. However I enjoyed the worn down look of the bricks and concrete. The emptiness to me stud out even more with the dark grey colours. this is defiantly something I will remember and consider when painting my backgrounds.
I really loved the way the light was breaking through the broken wooden panels of the huge barn doors. I can defiantly see myself using this as inspirational for a few surrealistic peaces as loads of ideas flood my brain when I look at this photo.
I'm not going to put up every photo of the windows as there are quit a few. However this window stands out in particular to me with the dust and cobwebs and also the bars on the windows. as to me it gives a sort of trapped prison feel.
As I was walking around the building. I noticed wires and rope hanging from the walls and support beams. This made me think about the jewelry work shop again and how I could use these wires and rope for inspiration to create bracelets or necklaces that relate to my project.
( I did not break into the building as I only went into the parts what where open and not blocked off, I also had a friend with me as a second pear of eyes for any sign of parts falling)
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