🤔🎨 People often ask if I use references for my paintings, and the answer is, I do for animals only.📚🖼 Sometimes when painting, I’ll pull imagery from various sources. What’s essential to remember when using references is that you mustn’t copy them identically, especially if they belong to someone else. 🚫📸 So, what I do is study many photos and then create my own unique version. 🦁🦄🎨 This way, it becomes my very own creation 🙌🎨 • • My latest artwork, “Salish Sea” is currently featured i