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What famous artists have influenced you, and how?<br />
The Pre-Raphaelite influenced Neo-Classical artist John William Waterhouse, whose semi<br />
realistic and Impressionistic mastery of storytelling I see emulated in one of today’s great illustrators<br />
Donato Giancola. It’s this type of realism that I adhere to without the constraints of<br />
photorealism.<br />
Over the years and through the wonders of the internet, my influential list increases daily as<br />
I stumble upon many old and new artists who I greatly admire, and consequently, they push<br />
me to expand my own skills.<br />
What inspires you to create?<br />
Inspirations could come from many sources. I have always been visually stimulated by my<br />
analytical observations of surroundings, nature, scenery, people (their behavioural facets and<br />
appeal), the diversity of photography, models in creative poses, etc. Movies, books, poetry all<br />
lend an inspirational element, all of which I integrate with my own fertile imagination.<br />
What is the message of your paintings, and also your own personal message to the world?<br />
I don’t dictate any type of message other than visual enlightenment. Art should speak for itself,<br />
whatever it may try to convey. I believe that if you have to be told what a painting means<br />
by some upper echelon art critic or that it’s too surreal to comprehend (I love surrealism art<br />
by the way, don’t take that the wrong way)... then the artist has failed.<br />
My own personal message comes as a quote from English fell walker, guidebook author and<br />
illustrator Alfred Wainwright - “One should always have a definite objective, in a walk as in<br />
life-it is so much more satisfying to reach a target by personal effort than to wander aimlessly....life<br />
without ambition is...well, aimless wandering.”<br />
How do you see yourself and your art in the future?<br />
It would be comforting to know that like my peers (and for the profit of my family), I will<br />
continue to refine my abilities and produce numerous rewarding and alluring works of art<br />
that will be appreciated through various channels globally, and in turn, inspire others.<br />
MS<br />
<strong>musetouch</strong> 96<br />
swkerr.com
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