Kathryn Ryan
Recently you took a year off painting. A year to relook and reseeing and refocus. What led you to do this? After 20+ years of holding solo…
Elizabeth Becker
You make the interesting comment, “The watercolours have a life of their own, as they bleed together and slowly bloom, it is liberating to me – it…
Lindsay Madden
When did you become interested in using childhood in your work? During my time at university, I experimented with using photographic imagery in my…
Leree Lindsay
Do you feel that your current environment in country Australia, is directly influences your, work? I live on a farm in the Northern Rivers my studio…
Ian Mastin
You commented “ …everyday objects which have no intrinsic value except for the richness of their history and the hands through which they have…
Cate Inglis
What draws you to paint urban landscapes? I have always had a fascination with architecture. The earliest memories I have are from when I lived in…
Eileen Braun
How did Spruill Arts help you to establish the direction you wanted your art to move to? After 2 years of concentrated encaustic wax development, I…
James Ainslie
How has the coast directly affected your painting?Into the Shadows, Acrylic on linen I was born near the coast and have spent a lot of my life…
Ann Oram
Colour is a signature of your work. Discuss this using several of your paintings. Colour and its use is a very Scottish thing. I think we have a lot…
Paul Balmer
This is a new format for Zoneone Arts. I would like to introduce you to Paul Balmer using two videos and following each video with the questions…
Stephen M Redpath
Many of your watercolours are dominated by the horizon – discuss. The horizon is a mysterious, glorious and untouchable thing and I spend a lot of…
Julia Levander Drew
Can you expand on the terminology of fake taxidermy – fauxidermy? It was a good word to use in the beginning when I was mostly doing quirky and…
Susan Avishai
You have been working with textile waste for the past ten years. What lead you to this area of art? Inspiration. My mother died in 2009 and the sad…
David Higgins
You have had many residencies take two and expand on how the actual residency developed your art. It is hard to say which residency has impacted me…
Kit Glaisyer
Comment on how both your parents influenced your love of painting. Looking back, I can appreciate that my parents were my first painting teachers. I…
Caroline Bailey
What led you to take up painting full time? Was there something or someone who gave you the motivation? The motivation was always in me, I always…
David Edmond
You worked as a designer before starting you painting practice. Does this have any bearing on your paintings?1986 textile collection I ran my own…
Josée Tellier
Discuss how difficult it was initially for you to decide between art and music? I had to decide between playing violin or visual art. In a way,…
David Henty
How do you deal with the terms, art forger/ copyist? I like it although I prefer “art forger” to “copyist”. I’m always trying to replicate the look,…
Jessica Brilli
As we are all coping with COVID and being isolated. You have been painting. Comment on, ‘The Neighbor’s House’.Neighbor’s House, 9 x 12 inches,…
Abdelhalim Kebieche
Is your art your only source of income? Indeed, as my work reveals the reality of the tragic reality of ‘Man’. My works of art really don’t harmonize…
Carly Le Cerf
Can you explain the different mediums you use in your work? My work would most accurately be described as mixed media. My staple materials are…
Susan Brown
You used to paint only in water colour, recently you have been working in acrylic too. How do you find the two mediums? I had to reverse my brain…
David Poxon RI
Why don’t you use white paint in any of your work? Many years ago, I came back to watercolour as my primary medium of expression. I wanted to perfect…
Raudyn Alfarto
What made you leave the world of architecture for the art world?Let’s Gather 2018, 90 x 60cms, Acrylic on Canvas As the Italian architect Renzo…
Raymond Quenneville
Since 1992, you have narrowed your work to landscape. Can you explain how this came to be? I started painting landscape in oil long time ago when I…
Sam Michelle
Do you think having come from a creative family influenced your choice to be an artist? I think having encouraging creative grandparents along with…
Angus McEwan
Can you expand on how you paint textures and surfaces? I work with watercolour to create my textures, exploring surfaces and details that convey each…
Henry Jabbour
You use colour and very heavy brush strokes; how do you still capture such serenity? That is such an interesting question. I definitely don’t feel…
Jayne Stokes
How important is photography to your work? Photography plays an important role in the development of my work. The starting point for 90% of my pieces…
Katherine Downey Miller
How important is your environment to your past and current work? Growing up in New England, the weather and change of seasons became very important…
Damian Callan
You title your art as figurative art, discuss this using image to explain the terminology. Most of my drawings and paintings feature figures and…
Belinda Wilson
Can you expand on your master’s Research, and relate the importance of art on current day issues – Climate change? The Master of Fine Art by research…
Chris Chun, Painter- Plus
Explain how you have your feet in both countries, Thailand and Australia? My husband and I have been based here in Chiang Mai since 2010. Originally,…
Freya Powell
How has your background in fashion and flowers influenced your art? Before I started painting, my main interest was always fashion and…
Nancy Newmen-Rice
Through lines, geometry, windows, parquet floors, staircases, contemporary buildings, gothic cathedrals, both internal and external, Nancy Newman…
Denise Faulkner
Denise Faulkner, Mudgee, NSW, Australia Nostalgia and Nature are captured together. Zoneone Arts brings Denise Faulkner to you… Mudgee is truly…
Pete Sack
Pete Sack, North Carolina, USA Sack shows and explains how he creates his images through his seven stage process... Zoneone Arts brings Pete Sack to…
Sean Flood
Music, impacts on Sean Flood's art, depending on the rhythm or beat playing as he paints. We are aware of movement and sound in all his urban…
Trudi Harley
Don't give up your dream to paint - Trudi Harley testifies to this, proving the need to paint exists. Harley paints with honesty and maturity,…
Belinda Fox
Travel influences Belinda Fox's art. Living in Singapore brought bright colours, while pairing back colour in The Netherlands. Belinda Fox causes…
Chris Kettle
What has been the importance of looking closely at old masters in relationship your own work? Before I started referencing the Old Masters my Still…
Jennifer Krause Chapeau
You were a finalist in the Luxembourg Art Prize, - Can you explain… about the Luxembourg Art Prize? Yes I was one of 12 finalists selected…
Helena McConochie
What has your painting taught you - have you developed new techniques? I don't believe my style has changed as such, I am amazed at how much more…
Joseph Genova
How does your connections to Italy influence your art? Ever since I was a little boy in Italy, art took centre stage in my life. I was attracted to…
Susan McMinn
Explain how you managed to link your PhD to a visit to Israel? My PhD research was around the horse in war during the Palestine Campaigns of WW1.…
Stephanie Ho
Can you discuss your style and the style of Lowry? People often said my works reminded them of L. S. Lowry, an important English painter in the mid…
The Melbourne Map
Melinda Clarke Can you tell us briefly of the history of the 1st Melbourne Map? Original: In my mid 20’s I headed off to explore the world and…
Rebecca Campbell
Discuss why you enjoy working in a studio with other people? As an artist life can be very solitary, early on I realised that I was going slightly…
James Hart Dyke
The more British Artists I interview the more often HRH The Prince of Wales name keeps coming up. Can you discuss the opportunities of this…