questions I was asked and my answers:i

Q: What is your process when painting?i
A: I start with a blank canvas and my inspiration is to give colors to the world.i
I use strong and pure colors. The painting has movement as we have movement in life. I layer my paint like life. From childhood to teenage years, to adulthood. You can see one layer after another and you can imagine my life.i

I use many layers. And between each layer, I have to wait. It can take 2 to 3 months to finish a painting.i

Q: What are your tools of choice?i
A: I use hundreds of tubes of paint colors and apply it with containers in a variety of sizes instead of paint brushes like a normal painter.i

Q: What inspires your art?i
A: There is a saying that art is 10% of inspiration and 90% perspiration.i

My inspiration is all over. The sun, the beach, the sand, skylight. The boats and the water.i

Q: How would you describe your art?i
A: My art resembles famous abstract artists like Pollock.abstract expressionist movement, i use the drip painting and mix of unique painting.i
My father was a photographer and if I preferred to have a more realistic image, I would take a photo.i
In my opinion, if we didn’t have the camera, it would make more sense to create more realistic paintings.i

Q: Why do you choose acrylic paint?i
A: I like to work with acrylic paints because it is a comfortable paint that lets me play with it before it dries. I can mix it with water ( & a secret material) to get the right consistency or mix it with other colors. I like the way it looks (aesthetic quality that it has in the end). I can buy the acrylic paints in very big containers which helps because I use vast amounts of paint in my paintings.i

Q:What is the most challenging part about working with acrylic paint?i     

The timing is the hardest part. I have to know exactly when the paint is dry enough and the perfect time to  add  the next layer. I do this by feeling the paint.i

?Q: How has your style changed over the years?
A: Just like everybody, my life doesn’t stop changing. I had a period where I made a series of Mandalas. My first experience painting, was with body painting. I used to paint ceramics as well. 

?Q: What do you think is the key factor in creating a good composition?

A: The most important part of the composition is the feeling I get from the painting. The best thing to do is to start painting and be very aware of what I’m feeling. My body will tell me if I’m in the right mood or not.i

I can paint, add some colors and directly feel if it’s the right color or not. Its like when you meet your love for the first time and you know if you can feel the chemistry or not.i

If I use the wrong color, I put it aside and let the painting sit for hours or days and I come back and continue to add layers.i

At the end of the work i have to be in love with painting at least as much as whoever chooses to hang it in his house

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HAPPY NEW YEAR
Love, light, and joy,i
Iris