Q: What makes you just want to run back to the studio and start something new?
A: I work in series, which means that one pastel painting generally leads into the next. Considerable thought goes into it before I ever begin, so it would be rare for me to just start something new out of nowhere. Sometimes after a day in the studio I run home to my apartment to set up a new photograph. I arrange a group of my Mexican and Guatemalan figures on a black cloth, light the scene, and when everything is just right, photograph it. I love the fact that I can come home, shoot a roll of film, and then have 24 new images – more bad than good, but still – the next day! It’s such a departure from the slowness of my work in the studio, considering that in a good year I make 6 pastel paintings.
Posted on July 28, 2012, in 2012, An Artist's Life, Inspiration, Pastel Painting, Photography and tagged apartment, figures, Guatemalan, Mexican, photographs, series, Studio. Bookmark the permalink. Comments Off on Q: What makes you just want to run back to the studio and start something new?.