How to get inspired... good question. I seem to have too many ideas racing around my brain all the time so I don't often have that problem. Don't worry, you're just beginning along you path and it will evolve and change as you grow. A couple of years ago, I felt like my art was going to have a big change but didn't know which direction it would go. I wasn't working full time (as I had been for years) and started going to a life drawing weekly session and BOOM! My work took a completely unexpected veer towards figurative art and now I'm happily moving in that direction. In fact I've gotten busy and have created a very inspiring figurative art site and blog http://figurativeartists.blogspot.com/. I hope you'll check it out and pass it along to others. It fits right in with the SOFA group you mentioned. Good luck.