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parents promise to be there in order to buy my precious painting back for me. It was a bitter<br />
disappointment when we arrived and found that it had been the first painting sold.<br />
Did Italy has an influence on you as an artist?<br />
Italy was an incredibly inspiring place for me to begin my art education. Upon setting foot in<br />
Florence, I was immediately immersed in art. Awe-inspiring statues, frescos, and architecture<br />
abound. It did not shock me to learn of something called Stendhal Syndrome, a hysteric spell<br />
brought on by the overwhelming amount of particularly beautiful art in a single place!<br />
Would you describe your education at the Florence Academy of Art as very academic?<br />
The FAA is strictly academic in its approach to drawing and painting. Using the sight-size<br />
method, students painstakingly render out drawings from casts and models in charcoal for<br />
over a year before being allowed to touch a paintbrush. It’s a “love it or leave it” school, and I<br />
left after 2 years.<br />
Have you had a difficult time developing your own style?<br />
Style has never been a concern of mine. Much more important has been my attempts to describe<br />
the world as it appears in my mind.<br />
How did your early work differ from what you’re doing now?<br />
Coming out of the FAA, my work was itself academic. The subject matter was very correctly<br />
rendered out. As I grew away from those methods, I began using paint and brushstrokes more<br />
liberally for a more painterly and direct quality. This allows me to paint more conceptually,<br />
focusing on ideas to paint, rather than things to paint.<br />
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