![]() What have been some of the highlights of your career? I was named California Artist of the Year in 2018 by Exploring TOSCA magazine. ![]() Although my work is considered alla prima, I tend to add at least two layers of color to create more depth in the flesh tones, and then a third layer of highlights and edge work to soften or bring out contrast. Only after I’m satisfied with the underpainting will I add my colors. What is your creative process like? For portrait work, I start with an underpainting in burnt umber. Today I continue to study and try to expand my knowledge and skills. Where did you study art? I originally studied at the Art Students League in New York City. Then, as I grew older, I fell in love with the Impressionists and, of course, Picasso. By age 10, I was copying the drawings of Michelangelo from a book my father had. My sweetest memory in school was finger painting. How did you first get interested in art? I remember that, even as a child, I wanted to be an artist. How would you describe your style? After many years of exploring different genres of art, I have returned to realism. What inspires you to paint? I am constantly inspired by so many things, whether it is a dragonfly, a homeless person, a beautiful and vibrant young woman, or the light that falls on a tree branch. What galleries represent your work? and DEIRDRE SHIBANOĭeirdre Shibano, Luania’s Necklace, oil, 24 x 30. When you’re not creating art, what else do you enjoy doing? Spending time with my family and dogs. What have been some of the highlights of your career? Creating collections for two solo exhibitions and being featured in Palette Magazine. I’ve always been enchanted by his bold colors, expressive lines, and incredible sense of design, and by the interplay of positive and negative space in his work. What other artists have influenced your work? John Nieto’s work has had the biggest influence on me. I discovered my artistic voice at an intensive watermedia seminar with Skip Lawrence, Katherine Chang Liu, Fran Larsen, and Christopher Schink. About 15 years ago, I began taking art classes at the Pacific Art League. Where did you study art? I worked for Stanford University as a graphic designer, then started my own graphic and web design company. My parents fostered my love of art by filling our home with collections from their favorite places, especially Santa Fe and Japan. How did you first get interested in art? I grew up drawing and painting with my sister, who is a gifted artist. How would you describe your style? A combination of realism, whimsy, and graphic art with a strong emphasis on color, line, and symbolic patterns. I am always interested to see how color, value, and line converge to tell a story about my subjects. What inspires you to paint? I try to capture the spirit, personality, and cultural significance of my subjects. What galleries represent your work? Gallery 800, North Hollywood, CA Bash Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV and AMY RATTNERĪnn Rattner, Grizzly, watercolor, 14 x 18. Most notably, though, my peers at the Art Directors Guild presented me with a Lifetime Achievement Award for my work in the entertainment industry as both an artist and an executive. What have been some of the highlights of your career? I’ve had work in exhibitions with Oil Painters of America, the International Guild of Real-ism, and the National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society, winning some awards here and there. For reference, I’ll work from both life and photos. Once the basic composition is resolved, I’ll do a color sketch. What is your creative process like? I’ll do a series of exploratory thumbnail pencil sketches. All have had a profound effect on my approach to creating art. Where did you study art? Although I’m primarily self-taught, during my career as a professional artist, I’ve had the privilege of working with master engravers, illustrators, muralists, and scenic artists. How did you first get interested in art? As a child, I found I could mold in plasticine clay and draw accurate images depicting prehistoric life and mythology. But during my years creating artwork for the entertainment industry, I learned to paint in the styles of many of the old and modern masters. How would you describe your style? In my personal artwork, objects are rendered in an unapologetic realism, although subject matter may be arranged magically or surrealistically. What inspires you to paint? A desire to communicate that sense of wonder I felt as a teenager pondering Max Ernst’s EUROPE AFTER THE RAIN and Magritte’s THE HUMAN CONDITION at a Surrealism exhibit.
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