What kind of artwork do you expect to be doing in the next 12
months or so?
I expect to be doing better and faster portraiture.
Have you found other artists on the Internet like yourself?
No, not really.
Is there anything about the way you produce your work that you believe to be unique or unusual?
I try to use the methods and techniques of my beloved Old Masters, i.e., grisaille, glazes, use of light. It is only "unique and unusual" because there is very little training currently available to those who wish to paint in this manner.
What style of art really makes you angry?
Angry? no, just sad! I think that most "modern or contemporary art" is very much a group delusion as in the story of "The Emperor's New Clothes." Art speak is the first clue that you're in the "Emperor's Zone."
Do you ever expect to get rich/richer out of art?
That would be nice but money is of very little consideration.
Was art your first love or do you have another passion?
Art is my sole (and my soul's) passion.
Who do you feel has influenced art most this century?
Picasso. (No further comment at this time.)
Which medium do you feel is the current spokesman of the arts?
The written word is the number one medium. (Ironically, it is required to enhance or explain much of our visual art and speaks only to the head and not to the heart and soul.)
Music speaks directly to the heart and soul and gets my vote for a close second place.
Lastly, visual art doesn't currently say much of genuine value - it is mostly mediocre at best. The written word is the number one medium. (Ironically, it is required to enhance or explain much of our visual art and speaks only to the head and not to the heart and soul.)
Music speaks directly to the heart and soul and gets my vote for a close second place.
Lastly, visual art doesn't currently say much of genuine value - it is mostly mediocre at best.
What would you like to be better at, and why?
It has been suggested that I develop some diplomatic phrasing when I
speak about "modern art." Maybe so.
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Karin Wells