Do you have something that you would to become? Something that you would love to learn and maybe even master? Take it from me. If you want it, it’s not too late.
Front line workers and activist volunteers are the heart and soul behind some of our challenges in 2020.
Something that’s common in the artistic community is critique. This can be solicited or unsolicited, but it’s always present.
Do you ever find yourself totally stumped in life? Sometimes it just means you aren’t coming at it from the right direction and just need to change tact.
It can be challenging to get anyone to see your work on social media. The sheer volume of things clamoring for your attention makes this no mean feat.
When a piece of art has a title, does it influence your perception of it?
Nine times out of ten I name my paintings once they’re completed. As an intuitive painter, I respond to strokes and marks as opposed to executing a vision and its story. I wait to see what the work has to say which takes time to emerge.
Do you remember the first time when you saw a piece of original art and you could not stop looking at it? How it captured your attention, then your curiosity, then your heart? And finally, your wallet? Do you remember why you felt that way about it? Do you still feel that way?
I believed I knew my mother well. But when I decided to paint her from a photo of her in her teens, I learned that there were dimensions of her that I hadn’t realized.