Scanning – I’ve always used my own and occasionally historical photos for painting references. Over the years throwing random objects on my flatbed scanner has also become a frequent source. Unlike photography where you know what the outcome will be, with scanning, it’s always a surprise. Above you see bubble wrap.

Bag o’babies shown here is a scan of a gouache painting of a scan of a plastic wrapped plastic bag o’babies. I think it was the first of the scans sourced art