For lack of patience, she gave up on art
“I don’t draw as much as I used to, mostly because I can’t find the inspiration for it. Or I can get inspired, but my hands don’t seem to want to work with my brain. I...
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She ‘gets lost’ in her painting and drawing
“When I was about 5 years old, I would borrow my mother’s typewriter paper and trace pictures out of coloring books. One day I decided to see if I could draw some roses without tracing the...
Artist prefers doing his painting outdoors
“I was an art major in college, and I’ve been painting for many years. But I recently got interested in painting outdoors and joined the Bay Area Plein Air Painters. “Plein air is French, meaning open...
He’s no fan of the business side of art
“I come from a graffiti background, but I don’t do much of that anymore. I started my own graphics company. I design logos, album and mix tape covers, custom decals, stickers and other stuff. I enjoy...
‘Wherever my heart takes me, that’s where I go’
“When I was younger, I had some uncles who got into a lot of trouble and were incarcerated. The prisons would allow them to draw on envelopes and stuff like that. So I grew up watching...
Artistic talents seem to run in his family
“When I was in kindergarten I took art classes every Friday with my grandmother. In second grade I wrote an essay saying that I wanted to either become an artist or a professional soccer player. Now...
Kite builder shares the art with his family
“It’s a great day for flying kites. I’m here with my father-in-law watching the kite I built out of bamboo and a plastic tablecloth. It’s about 4 feet tall. “I’m originally from Jamaica, where it’s a...
‘Art is probably one of the hardest careers’
“I used to be into art, mostly using colored pencils to draw realistic stuff like people’s portraits. In junior high I would doodle a lot in class, just daydream and draw whatever. Then one of my...
Creative side comes through in fence post art
“I quit my job 15 days ago and just started making these. My wife found some ideas on the Internet and I went from there. “The funny thing is, I had never built anything in my...
