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Who
were you influenced by? |
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Derain,
Monet, early Mondrian, Hopper, Soulage. |
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You
frequently change style. Why? |
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Because I am always searching and
experimenting, but within the confines of my “handwriting”. |
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Do you
make preliminary drawings, etc? |
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No, I like to work out ideas in my head except for color. |
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Why do
you work in acrylic? |
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It’s faster. It gives immediate
satisfaction. My kind of work and
personality requires this. |
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Do you
have a philosophy? |
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No, my philosophy, if you want to call it that, is in the painting,
and then it’s
up to the viewer. I detest the gibberish of
“art speak”. |