BBB: What are three tools in the studio you could absolutely not live without? JCN: Those three tools would be my brushes, my eyes and my heart. ....Oh, and an esspresso. BBB: We understand you’re a family man as well, how much of a role does your family play in your artistic practice? JCN: My family has plenty to do with my art. They keep me
in check. Greatfuly they are my anchor and I needed one. My work output is some what lower but it all compensates because I feel much happier and complete when I get down into the studio in the bowels of the house we rent. Time has become more precious and valuable and that makes me more focused on my projects. I’ve had to hand over my fears and cowardes feelings towards an idea or a painting series to intuition. It carries me through
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the important, condenced studio time. If I have 5 hours, 5 hours it is....straight through. No back tracking no guessing. Our 4 year old daugter Alba, inspires me a great deal becuase she has that special thing that all kids have....no breaks. She draws free of what I might think. What she draws, is! The circle with 4 1/2 lines in it is a hand. No questions asked. I love that and have adopted the sentiment. Carolina has a special understanding of what it is that