Its a journey..trying out a resemblance of the works of others, those we admire, maybe wish to be like, we, as students of art in our youth.
Similar to the influences of later more accumulated self-aware expressions: music, art, beautiful language, as well as the bad things that may happen and seek a safe expression for our grief. we are influenced.
What makes a totally original work of art?..
Perhaps we would have ...
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I have noticed in my own work and in my life that there is a natural tension toward the completion of things. I liken it to taking a rubberband, aiming at the goal, and drawing back. The moment before release,(completion), is the greatest point of tension. I see it as the life of the project, of the power of creation in it.
It actually feels like the projects own LIFE!!
When I work with a student or ...
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I have most often been asked how I began illustrating children’s books.
Id prefer to offer the nontraditional route. I have been in the art field for over 50 years. Nothing for me has been as discouraging as following the “traditional route”.
I began illustrating my own stories and presenting them to others. Also by creating my own portfolio of illustrated art work, I would not be limited to what I had been paid to create in order to have ...
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