Exquisite Arts Magazine Vol 3 - Nov/ Dec 2016 | Page 41

textures acrylics make . The colors are fantastic and the fact that you can make the paint shine or have a matte finish is just awesome . I also love how forgiving acrylics are . You can paint over your errors and make something even more extraordinary out of your mistake . Life isn ' t “ perfect " and so your art isn ' t going to be “ perfect ” and I love that this medium allows you to recover from those errors . I have found that the more mistakes I make in my art , the more time I leave to put the piece aside , think it over and come back to it with an even more amazing perspective than I had before . Working with acrylics has actually taught me some valuable life lessons .
You mentioned that your work has grown over the years , what kind of artistry can we expect to see from you in the future ?
I believe that art for many is an outlet . Whether your art is through painting or sculpting , dance , drama , music or cooking - art is a release . It ’ s an escape for many . Dealing with a learning disability at such a young impressionable age was difficult and so for me I am extremely thankful to have my art as my outlet . It gave me the confidence and encouragement I needed to go through the difficult task of “ life ”. Life isn ' t easy for anyone , but if you have a talent and you really lean on it , practice it , learn from it , I think you can benefit and be a better person from it , but nothing comes easy , not even natural talent . I didn ' t just wake up one morning with the ability to paint . I found something that I really enjoyed to do and worked really hard at it . I still work really hard at it and will continue to .
My mind is constantly swirling with different ideas . I will say however , that what I have been working on for the past 2 years have been my best work . It ’ s taken me my entire art life to finally figure out my niche . I was always a bit frustrated with the fact that I couldn ' t figure out what my passion was . Was it painting fashion illustrations in watercolor or drawing figures in charcoal ? I couldn ' t figure it out and it would drive me crazy . I just loved it all but now looking back , it was a learning process . I had to go through all of those frustrating years to get to where I finally am today which is totally satisfied and excited about my work .
You have a diverse background in the visual arts . If you had to choose one modality , which one would you choose and why ?
I really have done it all . I have worked with pencil , charcoal , chalk , ink - I have experimented with all the paint mediums and even dabbled in welding , photography , architecture , fashion design and even set design , but painting in acrylics is my niche . I am most comfortable with acrylics because I love the fact that it ’ s a quick drying process . I also love the different
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