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James May Gallery
- Dec 29, 2020
- 3 min
12 Questions: Craig Hill
#artistlife #creativelife #artistblog #galleryblog #craighillart #artsy #onlineexhibition #12questions Craig Hill is a visual artist working in painting, collage, and mixed media sculpture. His work juxtaposes varied modes of representation, creating a visual mash-up that highlights how certain iconography expresses American belief structures. His work is filled with visual contradictions and playful circumstances that are arranged in a single anxious moment. In combining his
James May Gallery
- Sep 10, 2020
- 6 min
12 Questions: Ute Bertog
#abstractpainting #artistblog #abstraction #language #utebertog #contemporarypainting #artsy #interiordesign #creativewisdom #12questions 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? What are you reading or watching right now? I feel myself shying away from answering because there are just so many great books which have become a part of me over time. It’s so hard to choose. One book that comes to mind from recent times is ‘What you can see from here’ by Mariana Leky
James May Gallery
- Jul 13, 2020
- 5 min
12 Questions: Lisa Bergant Koi
#artistblog #creativelife #artistwisdom #abstractpainting #galleryblog #artistlife #jamesmaygallery #artcollector #artkeepsgoing #12questions #creativewisdom #artmatters #supportartists 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? What are you reading or watching right now? Physics for Poets by Robert H. March has me captivated, and I’m keeping up with my subscription to The New Yorker. I also belong to an artist reading group. We get together every few months to c
James May Gallery
- May 11, 2020
- 5 min
12 Questions: Katherine Duclos
#12questions #artistblog #creativewisdom #galleryblog #jamesmaygallery #rockcollection #artcollector #abstractpainting #minimalism #katherineduclosrosenbaum #supportthearts #smallworksexhibition #artkeepsgoing #artsy We are excited about our new partnership with Katherine! She is currently residing in Vancouver, BC and I was immediately drawn to her work. I hope you enjoy learning more about her through our blog and if you would like more information such as a more formal sta
James May Gallery
- Aug 13, 2019
- 4 min
12 Questions: Matteo Neivert
#creativelife #artistblog #12questions #painter #newrealism #surrealism #matteoneivert #biosphere #jamesmaygallery #botanyofdesire 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? Hmmmm. This is a very hard question. 'Atlantis’ by Mark Dotty ‘The Lives of the Artists’ by Giorgio Vasari ‘When You Are Engulfed in Flames’ by David Sedaris 2. What are you currently working on? Art-wise, I am working on paintings that illustrate the strength and delicacy of our current natura
James May Gallery
- Jul 24, 2019
- 4 min
12 Questions: MOTHER + ARTIST: Kathryn E. Martin
#motherartist #publicart #installationart #sculpture #creativelife #artistblog #jamesmaynorth #12questions 1. Can you tell me a bit about yourself? What stage in your career were you when you had children? I received my BFA in Sculpture and Art History from Milwaukee Institute of Design (MIAD) in 2001. Choosing to stay in Milwaukee, I received an MA and MFA in InterMedia Students at The University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (UWM) in 2005 and 2007 respectively. I continue to tea
James May Gallery
- Jul 21, 2019
- 6 min
12 Questions: MOTHER+ARTIST: Megan Woodard Johnson
#motherartist #collageartist #jamesmaynorth #artistblog #creativelife #localartist #mixedmediaartist #12questions 1. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? What stage in your career were you when you had children? I'm a mixed media artist living and working in West Bend, WI. I'm currently exploring 2D abstract work layering acrylic, collage, oil pastel, graphite and colored pencil. Although I studied art all the way through school, including a Graphic Design degree in college,
James May Gallery
- Jun 22, 2019
- 3 min
12 Questions: Emmett Johns
#12questions #artistblog #creativelife #creativewisdom #jamesmaygallery #emmettjohns #doorcounty #artistlife 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? In my first semester ( January 1960 ) at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, the life drawing instructor recommended to me that I read the ART SPIRIT by Robert Henri. That book was like a bible to me all through the 60's and 70's. In the late 60's I discovered J. Krishnamurti, along with Will Durant's the STORY
James May Gallery
- Jun 17, 2019
- 2 min
12 Questions: Ariana Huggett
#artistblog #creativelife #arianahuggett #pleinairpainting #realism #visualart #milwaukeeartist #12questions 1. What are 1-3 books that have influenced your life? I'm not religious now and I haven't been for a long time, but I'd say the Bible is up there. When I was young, I loved existentialism and read authors like Camus and Sartre. When I was in art school I enjoyed reading critical theory. My favorite book lately is called the The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How
James May Gallery
- Feb 6, 2019
- 4 min
12 Questions: Brighton D. Smith
#paintings #contemporaryart #cactipainting #brightonsmith #contemporarypainting #floraandfauna #artistlife #artistinterview #12questions #artistblog 1. Can you tell me a bit about yourself? I live in Mesa, AZ with my wife, Chelsea, our cat Thiebaud, and our two Australian Shepherds, Stella and Matisse. In addition to painting I teach 3rd grade at a local school. I love reading and I have been learning Classical/Spanish guitar for two years. I love working in my garden and try
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