How Much Do You Draw From Life Than What's Purely in Your Head?

I used to believe that artistic people had all these images bouncing around in their heads, and all they had to do was simply get them out on a piece of paper or canvas. But I realise now that that was a very, very wrong sighted view. They aren't inside us. They are out there. And the fundamental imbalance which propels any artist to make sacrifices is an imbalance that makes you lean into the world... Even an empty museum is full of people because all of the objects that are therein were created by human hands and minds. That's fascinating. Although I am bookish and I do read a lot and I do have a huge, which you can see just in the