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August 2014 Volume 3 No. 8
VISUAL LANGUAGE contemporary fine art
Jean Howard
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When did you realize you loved art and wanted to be an artist? I don’t remember exactly when I first wanted to be an artist. Who has been your mentor, or greatest influence to date? My father was an architect and did some watercolor renderings of his projects. I think that I always drawing. When I was 13 he gave me some art books and about that time I knew that I wanted to be an artist. He was my greatest mentor. Who is another living artist you admire and why? The artists that I admire are Richard Diebenkorn and Hans Halls. I know that they are dead but I am not influenced as much by today’s artists. What is your favorite surface to create work on or to work with? Describe it if you make it yourself. I like to work on handmade watercolor paper when I do watercolors and canvas for oils.. How often do you work on your artwork? I work in chunks, solid for awhile and then NOT for awhile. What are your inspirations for your work? I am inspired by things that I see, sometimes unexpectedly.
Yellow Rock, 40”x40”
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St. Ives #3. 36” x 36”
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Mexico Rocks, 40”x 40”
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Ocean Sky 1, 40”x 40”
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Laguna Beach Overlook # III, 40”x 40”
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Big Black Rock, 48”x 48”
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Velvet Evening, 48” x 48”
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Getting to know you Q&A What is your favorite color in your closet? I don’t have a favorite color. I thought about this question a lot. I am more interested in a relationship between colors. My closet reflects this also. What book are you reading this week? I am reading “behind the beautiful forevers” by Katherine Boo. What is your favorite food? I love lobster. What color sheets are on your bed right now? My sheets are beige. Do you have a passion or hobby other than painting? What is it? My other interests include gardening and duplicate bridge. If you were an animal, what would you be and why? I would like to be a seagull to fly around the banks of the ocean. Who would you love to paint? I love to paint the Ocean
Share something with us that few people know about you. I am a very private person. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? I would love to live in Laguna Beach.
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St. Ives #6, 48”x48”
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