{"id":34392,"date":"2026-08-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/?p=34392"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:05:39","slug":"monday-art-musings-finding-inspiration-in-ordinary-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/2026\/08\/monday-art-musings-finding-inspiration-in-ordinary-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Art Musings &#8211; Finding Inspiration in Ordinary Things"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is easy to think that inspiration needs to come from something new, exciting or out of the ordinary. 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