“I was going to be an engineering major. I was going to outfit planes. All the insides, where you can decide if it’s going to have wood paneling or if it’s going to be stainless steel. You have to do all of that within budget, … Continue readingBest-laid college plans take last-minute detour
“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 see it perfectly in my head how I want … Continue readingFor lack of patience, she gave up on art
“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 picture. When I finished and showed it to my … Continue readingShe ‘gets lost’ in her painting and drawing
“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 air. The point is to be outside and paint … Continue readingArtist prefers doing his painting outdoors
“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 taking an idea, making it visual, then manifesting that … Continue readingHe’s no fan of the business side of art
“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 those envelopes come through the mail with all sorts … Continue reading‘Wherever my heart takes me, that’s where I go’
“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 I’m studying to be an art teacher. I think … Continue readingArtistic talents seem to run in 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 tradition to fly kites. I’ve enjoyed building them since … Continue readingKite builder shares the art with his family
“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 teachers was like, ‘Why don’t you sign up for … Continue reading‘Art is probably one of the hardest careers’
“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 life until I built a bar in my garage. … Continue readingCreative side comes through in fence post art