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reaching the point whereby my hands What emotions do you hope the viewer’s
almost are moving without consciously experience when looking at your art?
guiding them. Speed is an integral part of Pleasure - some works indulge the viewer
the process as it forces one to not dwell whereby he/she is transported to another
on exactitude rather it forces a continuous world, transmitting excitement and inner
flow of inspiration and passion. pleasure, evoking curiosity and uncertainty,
allowing your mind to drift taking one to
My concept of painting is the journey of different levels of your own imagination.
struggle and determination for perfection Each style evokes a different reaction and a
in every aspect of my work - from design different emotion.
and composition to colour and form. A
journey that never ends. Each style fits When do you know when your artwork is
into a plan, like a road map to the future finished?
and sometimes the direction is not always It is very tricky, you can always do a little
forward, but like a continuous ebb and more, it is very easy to overwork a piece.
flow of juices which moves one, sometimes It depends on the style, realism is never
forwards and sometimes backwards but finished, and you can always go back. With
always towards a positive direction. impressionism and abstracts there is a point
when composition and the balance of colour
Where do you get your inspiration from? come together and at that moment you have
My inspiration is within. I only have to to stop.
tap into it. As Picasso said 10 percent
inspiration and 90% perspiration. I paint What has been the most exciting moment in
8 hours a day just about every day of the your art career so far?
week except when travelling from A to B I think the most exciting moment was
when working with international galleries creating single handedly the largest mural in
and international exhibitions. the world. The achievement of a mammoth
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