What does your art mean to you?
Art to me means always lacking confidence in myself and wondering how all the others have images that are so stunning. Then
every now and then I nail it and pat myself on the back and think, “Hot damn, boy! You done good on that one.”
I always enjoy looking through the monthly issues of ADU and the Awake online magazines. Some times I might wonder to
myself, “What’s with all the wings coming out of the back and all the flocks of black birds?”
And now I am quite happily adding flocks of birds whenever the urge strikes me. Thanks to Distressed FX+. Not to the point
such as of adding wings on the backs of models just yet.
Do you think since starting in Photo Artistry it has changed you and if so, how?
Yes, I have changed. First, I am a lot more goal oriented. Second, I tend to live in the day. If something else appears to take up
time (getting ready for a concert with Concordia Mandolin and Guitar ensemble), then I don’t feel that I have to do three finger
exercises a day. But I cannot go more than two days without trying a few finger exercises. That has been ingrained in me by
Sebastian Michaels. Do some art creation every day!
Is there anyone that you draw inspiration from?
Ansel Adams and Gaspar Sanz (baroque guitar composer and player) as well as all the members of PA, Awake and Kaizan.
Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future? What are your next steps?
I used to be concerned that I had not sold any pieces. Then I got over that concern and settled for the enjoyment that pottering
about brings to me.
My next steps are to keep revising the PA and Awake training modules to remember to try different techniques. The Kaizan
course is something that I look forward to doing a lot more with.
I regard my art as a path to grow along.
In a sense it is similar to a music path. You play guitar in your room until a friend says to come out and play for them. This
leads to playing with other people. You might move on to solo gigs at a local cafe or restaurant where you actually get paid.
Then comes the next level of being in a band and playing regular gigs at pubs, weddings, etc. Very few musos actually make a
living out of just playing music. Same as with an artist.
But boy, we have a lot of fun along the way!
That’s all, folks!