VL Studio Visit with David Yapp 62 Like the River Avon, my own creative path has been a meandering one. Growing up on a farm, I spent much of my youth exploring and observing nature along the banks of the Avon and throughout the surrounding countryside. Paint and brush gave me a vehicle to portray the beauty I saw around me.
Hall Groat Sr. 78 Well Worth the Struggle Painting inside the studio is like “duck soup” when using photo reference where you can take a break from your work and find nothing changed when you return. Mother nature has much more to offer the plein-air painters—and that`s where the artist finds real inspiration—outside on location.
VL Interview with Kit Hevron Mahoney 84 My artistic journey began as a child and continues to be a lifelong journey. Creating paintings whether abstract or representational is my form of self- expression. I was greatly influenced by my parents, stepparents and grandparents through their love of the arts and the exposure they gave to me in the form of fine art, music and theatre.
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