Usually we are inspired by what we basically know and see in your minds eye, then it what we feel, and then imagination takes over with what is occurring.
Caption title: Peaceful silver autumn wondering brooklet.
People were requesting a serene autumn scene and this is what I came up with, as they watched me paint it.
Once you know the topic and type of scene that was requested:
And with those two factors in mind, decide on the method of painting.
I started by finely spraying the paper with water, both sides. That reduces cockle counterpoise buckling. And with the paper wet, it will create soft burring.
So I started with the soft background and added more detail here and there, as the paper dried, where needed to complete the painting.