Pop Art Painter Ieesha Naeema talks Musical Influences, Entrepreneurship, and Her Creative Process …(Ieesha Naeema answer continued)
is a process and you have to respect
the ar tist and their own As an ar tist, you have the challenge of
process….because each ar tist is
creating what you want but also
unique.
creating ar t that others will want to buy. A major pet peeve, as an ar tist, is
Mistah Wilson: What are some more of the
having someone constantly tell you
rewarding things that you've experienced?
what you should paint. We’re sensitive
Ieesha Naeema: It’s weird to know
as hell and it’s almost offensive. Like,
that people and other ar tists have
no I’ll paint what I want to paint
reached out to me for advice. Like, I
lol…if I don’t listen to Aretha
do not consider myself an exper t. I
Franklin’s music, I don’t want to paint
don’t know all of the correct
her. Now, I’ve painted musicians who
terminology for paint brushes, colors,
most people wouldn’t listen to and I’d
etc. I’m still to this day tr ying to
be surprised to actually sell those
figure out how to properly price
paintings. But I’m ok with potentially
paintings and shipping costs. But it’s
not selling them because when I
definitely rewarding to have others
created them, I was helping myself
say that you’re an inspiration. I’ve had
cope with whatever I had going on at
people come to my shows and tell me
that time. And that’s what people
that they’ve been following my work
have to realize. More than likely, an
for a long time. Like, that’s crazy! I
ar tist is creating because we need an
star ted doing this to make myself feel
outlet. Whether we’re sad, happy,
better and to know that my ar t brings
mad, whatever….we need to get it out
out emotions in others is
on that canvas….and if it becomes
mindboggling. I never expected to
forced….it either turns out horrible
have an impact on anyone with my
or we won’t do it at all. I tell people
ar t. And the fact that I have other
all the time…I paint because it’s
dope ar tists who reach out to me and
therapeutic. The money from it is just
show me love….that speaks volumes …
a bonus. So I don’t need people dictating how I should paint, what I should paint and how I go about selling my work. Ever ything about ar t