Musicians' inspirations

[mtw]

I've heard lots of people say that they listen to music for inspiration when making a drawing or painting. But do musicians look at paintings for inspiration when making music?

[feels]

George Gershwin, the greatest American composer of all-time, was known to be quite an active painter. A good one, in fact. Someone close to him once said that he was much more excited if someone complimented him for his paintings instead of his music.

[Alex Gering]

Morton Feldman was often inspired by guys like Rothko or Guston and he certainly wasn't the only one.

[Elwell]

Don't forget Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. There's an interesting piece about the specific works that inspired it here (http://www.stmoroky.com/reviews/gallery/pictures/hartmann.htm) .