While reading through the pastel forum posts on Wet Canvas, I came across a post entitled “Afraid of Failure”. Curiosity made me click on it, expecting to see a picture for which an artists was asking for help… but instead I saw this:
I was asked by a friend the other day why I paint food, fruit, vegetables etc. Actually her exact words were: “Aren’t you tired of painting fruit, I swear you’re always painting some round thing”.
I am often asked why I tend to paint in series . It is not usually something I set out to do.
I’ve been attending the Sharon Wilson School of Art for just under two years now.
People mean a lot to me, they are often the source of happiness, laughter, sadness and confusion.
It seems as though I’ve been walking down a straight and narrow road for quite some time with my work. I have always aimed to reproduce a piece from source material to the best of my ability.
I read a great article in The Professional Artist Magazine entitled “The Importance of Having Look and Style“, written by Jodi Walsh. I’ve posted an excerpt from the article below:
I’m going to attempt to draft my art philosophy this month (well the general concept behind mine), and if you don’t mind, I’m going to take you on this journey with me.