Hi Ulrich,
I think alot of what has been said here is true.
When I find myself lacking inspiration I often take a walk outside, especially at my parents house as they live in the countryside with varied terrain all around. Its great to take my camera and just take photos of lots of stuff!
Research is another great idea, <b>mmyrnana</b> is spot on with it. Just research into your subject, or subject area, you'd be surprised what you find at times.
Another thing I do is just play around. Somewhere along the lines of growing up, "playing around" with art had gone for me. It wasnt until working in a school and looking at some of the kids art work that I remembered how great some of the things you create are when you just sit down with a 'blank canvas' and play, doodle, chop and just generally create.
