It would seem that it was subconscious inspiration. Things you see around you can easily get into your creative work without you realizing it (I know, [citation

It would seem that it was subconscious inspiration. Things you see around you can easily get into your creative work without you realizing it (I know, [citation needed]). I did see a show where someone anticipated the nature a creative drawing, just by showing them similar imagery a while before. But that doesn't count as a citation.