Unsold Roses - oil on canvas
Portrait and figurative art of all kinds move me. The concentration as you may guess is enormous when painting a portrait. My subject’s world becomes my world or is it my world that becomes their world. In one way or the other our lives do inter-connect throughout the creation of an art piece .
The creation of this painting
“Unsold Roses” was inspired by my many years in sales.
A Tribute to Haiti – on YouTube (posted 2009)
Earthquake in Haiti – January 2010
My deep condolence… my thoughts and prayer are with the people of Haiti.
Additional Blogs:
Anna’s Art World – blogspot
We all have a story about how we started to paint, what inspired us, where and what we paint, are passion about the arts. I could go on and on.
How about… when should one call themselves an artist? Surprisingly, I’ve had many people ask me this question during my exhibitions.
Do I call myself an artist because I’ve spend many hours working in creating art? Do I wait until I’ve had a few exhibitions? Or until someone calls me an artist… public, media, friends etc Why was this question so important?
The first time I heard someone refer to me as an artist, I was ecstatic. It just made my day hearing it from someone other than a friend or family member.
It took me years before I could consider myself an artist.
The answer to this simple question?
It’s just a word… in our hearts and souls, we are all artists.
Stay connected in my world… the art world
Oil Painting on Canvas
I began as a self taught artist in 2004 and currently continue to create works of art for exhibitions and commission. In 2004 my main focus was portraits; I gradualy started painting landscapes, animals, and figurative art as the requests were coming from patrons.
My life as an artist was evolving as were the subjects.
Art is a never ending learning process; each subject/project is a new adventure with a challenge which drives one to continue.
I’ve always loved the arts from the time I could remember. I was fascinated by the drawings found in everyday life… the many books I’ve had the opportunity to read and look through, including the simple colouring books I adored as a child.
Early in my life, I chose a different career path due to circumstances that led me to believed I would not be able to provide a desirable income in the arts. True or not, life has many twists and turns and here I am writing about my experiences as an artist … my art world.
Keep connected… more to come.