“I’ve always been drawn to abstract paintings since I can remember being aware of art. To me there is a calmness and mystery to abstract art that I find appealing.”
All in Interviews
Interview with artist Jerry Phillips
“Because so much of the way we consume images is largely mediated by those in control of dissemination. I want to create an arena where the viewer is the agent of interpretation.”
Interview with artist Ruth Lawlor
“Harmony in life, as in good design, requires a measure of balance.”
Interview with artist Matthew Lopas
“I never ‘decide’ on the perspective. I observe from one location and ‘find’ the perspective. It’s this process of searching that I find so engaging.”
Interview with artist Glenda McCune
“Taking risks as an artist nourishes the mind and challenges the brain.”
Interview with artist Aaron Bleidt
“Art is everywhere if you’re tuned-in to the frequency.”
Interview with artist Donna Twyford
“I find watercolor wonderfully versatile and feel I’m just beginning to discover what I might be able to create with it.”
Interview with UCA Baum Gallery Director Brian Young
“My mission and my mandate are to serve the students of UCA, the Art & Design department and the UCA family of faculty and staff.”
Interview with artist Sharon Killian
“I want to show the viewer how everything can be an abstraction, sometimes a hard-edged one in the softness of a cloud or the turn of flesh.”
Interview with artist David Rackley
“My subject matter is always eclectic, but my approach to composition, light and form, and my predominant use of available natural light remain prominent characteristics.”
Interview with collectors and AAS bloggers Philip Mayeux and Joe Nichols
“We are not ‘investment’ collectors, nor do we collect just to have a more complete representation of Arkansas artists. It is all about the feeling we get when we look at the piece.”
Interview with artist Sammy Peters
“I dream and imagine fantastic paintings that no one is painting currently or has painted in the past, and I continually endeavor to paint that work.”
Interview with artist Sigrid Lorfing
“Artwork can be a way to keep memories alive as well as celebrate their ephemeral qualities.”
Interview with artist Rex DeLoney
“I love creating from visually thick words and phrases. I read poems and God paints pictures in my mind.”
Interview with artist Crystal Jennings
“My goal is never to make a piece of art that looks like a photograph, so there is always a hint of surrealism or fantasy or abstraction.”
Interview with artist Warren Criswell
“It's always the light and shadow that gives me an image.”
Interview with artist David Bailin
“There is a difference between what happens in the studio and what is shown. What happens in the studio is living, breathing and vital; what’s shown is history.”
Interview with artist Oluwatobi Adewumi
“I always like to use realism and a portrait style to draw my viewers in.”
Interview with artist John Sykes, Jr.
“Life and art share attributes. Some of my favorite shared attributes are surrealism and absurdism.”
Interview with artist Zeek Taylor
“I not only want to make art, but I also want to talk about art, share ideas, and be inspired by other artists.”