INSIGHTbutmostimportantly,fromtrying
to understand the ‘interiors’ of my
subjects. Exteriors are superficial and
deceitful.
When I find myself entering a
‘creative desert’, I go into my garden
and ‘paint’ with flowers. A garden is a
very rewarding canvas to play with.
My best advice for developing artists
is thattheymustbetruetothemselves
and honest with what they paint. They
should never compare themselves to
other artists and try to match their work- copying is just shallow imitation.
They must also learn to draw – there is
no point in painting if they have no idea
of perspective, anatomy or what their
subject is made up of. And they should
definitelyhavefunandfindjoyinwhat
they are doing.
As an artist, my ultimate goal is to
grow and learn more. Painting is not a
finite journey and the more I learn, the
more I realise how little I know!My email address is:
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