For Jop Vissers Vorstenbosch, a subject often begins with something he notices in passing, such as a dead animal, the flicker of a dying tube light or a broken mp3 player. He draws inspiration from things that stand out at the periphery of his field of vision and gives them iconic status by placing them at the center of his composition.

A technical discovery can also be a starting point for new work. For example, he discovered that blowing away a wet, dark layer of paint with an air compressor gives an illuminating effect to the underlying layer. He associated this technique with the flickering light of the tube lamps in his studio.