All Artists are Self Taught - Interview with Artist Nancy Morgan Barnes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ค. 2021
- After 50 years of painting, you might think that I would
have a reasonable grasp on the process. But, nope.
It's still the same frustrating and exciting activity it was
at age 18 as it is at 70+, offering the same conflicts
and delights. I have been fortunate to have been able
to paint while raising a family, teaching and through
the various moves from place to place. The work
reflects those changes, in particular the move to Maine
in 2021. At that time, I wanted to paint more outside of
the studio and reference the current environment .
While Maine's natural landscape is wild and beautiful ,
my interest was in human activity. I enjoy the liveliness
and challenge of painting a constantly moving world.
Currently, my subject matter has shifted from plein-air
painting to invented depictions of personal fables
using plants, animals and insects. This new endeavor
begins with an observed setting ie; landscape ,
shoreline, roads etc. then I incorporate the
players-small animals, insects and plants.
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a scintillating monologue by a painter of integrity , BRAVA !
That’s my mom!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I like the art and imagination. Nancy is good.
I also want to say I love your style. Little Red Riding Hood is my absolute favorite ❤️
Thank you for making this video. You have inspired me. Thank you
Thanks for your video. I was searching via Europe, traveling 3x to Maine. Searsport was the place we wished to find a place for studios and living. No luck. Now I'm back in Germany and wondering what the world will give us next. It's unsettling. Enjoy your life there.
Me also, just doing for the sheer Passion of making and sharing, I keep going and I'm 62....next week.🙂🎹
te saludo x tu arte 🙏🏿🙋🏿♂️👍
Wonderful work and interview Normal Art talk sounds like a linebacker babbling about the game. Beside Gods intervention they need to win the next one. You did 8 out of 10 keep on keeping on
Dear Nancy, How wonderful to see you in this video. I would love to see you and Bob when I visit Maine. The days we spent together at IU were some of the best in my life. Andrea Way
Enjoyed this interview very much, great to meet the person behind the imaginative paintings I have admired for years.
Wonderful conversation and spot on in every way . Thank you!
Yes it then takes on it's own Life.
After a long time painting portraits I gradually lost interest. I’m forever grateful that the desire to paint figurative illustrations replaced my desire to paint portraits. I also moved from oil paint on canvas to pencil, ink and watercolors all tucked away in large format Strathmore watercolor paper books.
In art school we heard language regarding recipe of making art as a terrible unholy thing. We were taught certain limited technical things like how to stretch and prime a canvas or watercolor paper, but never ever were we told what or how regarding the painting process. We all taught ourselves through research, observation and hit and miss and miss again until we were okay with our results and many times we were told to start over, or do it again, or try some other way.
Most everyone got grades of A or B so that was never the insentive for working.
loved this
Thanks
This makes me want to move back to Maine. I need an art community that isn't city based.
I have never liked the term "self taught " I think a better term is "self talent " . Because you need the talent to do what you do. With that talent , then you learn things and you teach yourself . Art schools are or should be teaching you methods and how to use materials . If you don't have the talent then all the teachings will mean nothing to you. People think you didn't go to school if you say self taught . Maybe you did go to art school and maybe you didn't and that should not matter . You don't need to if you are talented . There are a lot of great artists that became great all on their own just because of their talent . I have known people that say they are artists , but have not talent , but are doing art from what the school taught them to do.
Beautiful paintings