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Draw & paint the splendor of nature & beautiful things

Artist Statement

Draw and Paint the Splendor of Nature & Beautiful Things

I like drawing and painting, but most of all I love printmaking.
My favorite drawing mediums are charcoal, colcored pencil, oil pastel;
and my favorite printmaking technique is intaglio.
The subjects for the majority of my work are still life, flowers and fruits.
The variations of their colors and shapes intrigue me.
I like the anticipation of an image coming alive as the work develops.
I look for things that ignite emotions from within me.
I challenge myself to recreate what I see and at the same time
display a little of me from within.
My works are representational, a form of realism sometimes altered
through my own personal interpretation.

In order to become a good artist I must master realistic drawing first and then
expand and interpret that realism using my own observations, thoughts and feelings.

To become an artist is a life-long endeavor, a gathering of experience,
a journey of inspiration and creativity.

Inspiring Masters’ quotes: –

“When I paint, I never think of selling. People fail to understand that we paint in order to experiment and to develop ourselves as we strive for greater heights.” (Edvard Munch)

“….. See simplicity in the complicated. Achieve greatness in little things…..” (Lao Tsu)

“The things I want to express are so beautiful and pure…” (M. C. Escher)

“Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.” (Arshile Gorky)

“I’m interested in drawing what I see, not what I know” (William Turner)

Draw till you get it right.” (Wayne Thiebaud)

“For I am nearly convinced, that once we see keenly enough, there is very little difficult in drawing what we see”    (John Ruskin)

“Drawing itself is a part of learning to use one’s eyes to see more intensely.”   (Henry Moore)

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”   (Aristotle)