Lynette May
justbepatient
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Jewelry Line
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1) What drives you to create? Also, what inspires you and your work?
I can't really pin-point one thing over the other that calls to me and leads me to create...it really varies. Sometimes music moves me, other times it's photos of models or friends, but then again mood....I'd say that "mood" over all drives me the most, it hits and I'm caught up in it with colors and mixed mediums. I'm very passionate about art, it's like needing air...I feel that way about my need to paint and create pieces of art.
2) Were you formally trained in art or self taught? Do you think it has helped you or hindered you?
I'm self taught. In some ways I feel as though a more formal means of learning some methods might help more, but luckily there are a ton of great books that teach me these unknown things versus spending money on schools.
3) Do you have a ritual, quirk or superstition that influences you and the way you create? (example: I must where the green underwear when I paint hair or it will look horrid, etc.)
Hahaha, I can't say that I do...It's not anything in stone, but I typically wear what my boyfriend refers to as my "Charlie Brown" outfit...being a white t-shirt and gray sweats, when I paint. That's as close to "quirk" as I get, but there's nothing that I "must" do in order to prepare.
4) What mediums do you work in the most? Do you have a particular brand that you love working with? Why do you use them?
I love acrylics, but aside from that being a main medium I also use gouache, watercolors, charcoals, and ink a lot. I'm pretty prone to using the following brands, because I love how fierce the colors come across (very profound): Liquitex, Winsor & Newton, and Prismacolor
5) As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? And now?
I always wanted to be a painter, and fortunately that notion stuck.
6) If there was one style of art that you could take up, what would it be?
I miss photography and throwing clay...if I had the space for a darkroom and a kiln, I'd be ecstatic.
7) Do you think the internet, technology, media, etcetera are helping or destroying the art world?
There's definitely a fine line between helping and destroying. I love that now-a-days the internet serves as a great means of self-promo, but at the same time so many people do it that there's a tendency for some to get lost in the shuffle...which really hinders a lot of blossoming artist.
8) How do you deal with creator's (or writer's) block?
Ugh. I'm still trying to figure that out. I have small random bouts, where I've over created and it stifles new ideas, but I try to give myself a break from time-to-time, so I don't get too burnt out.
9) How do you prepare for art shows where your work will be shown?
I'm all about music and a good glass of wine, for me..it really stirs up my create juices. I spread out all of my supplies on the floor and sit back a bit, until something really strikes me...then I work for days on end.
10) At what point did you realize that creating was going to be a large part of your life?
As I inched up closer to my mid-to-late teen years, when everyone began discussing what college they were going to, I began wondering what painting I was going to do next and decided I'd really give it a shot as a means of supplementing my income with it.
11) What was your worst experience with art?
When I was 19, I was working on a custom piece and failed to make sure I had the money in advance and ended up doing a $1,000 job for $600.
12) What was you best experience with art?
There's nothing more flattering than receiving a compliment on my work, but even more so...having numerous people tattooed with it. It's definitely one of the most rewarding things to have come from creating.
13) How would you define your style? Is it an extension of yourself, or something else entirely?
There's not a definitive word that comes to mind, when defining my work...but if I had to choose "illustrative" as simple or trite as it might seem...it fits.
14) What does your workspace look like? (Pictures or a description work for this one)
Cluttered. You can tell by walking through the door that I create art for a living. There's a ton of supplies that flow off my desk and all over the side wall of my living room. I think I need a studio. Heh.
15) Aside from art what do you do with your time? Is there anything else that drives you or that you're passionate about?
In my spare time, I enjoy spending quality time with my son, Joseph and my boyfriend, Shawn. They are a huge inspiration for me.
