I don’t know how other artists work, but when I sit down at my easel I have only a slight idea, and a lot of desire.
I like taking landscape photos, but I wouldn’t want my paintings to be dependant on or even look like what the camera sees.
I usually draw a rough outline with a big brush and some dark paint, and then I put the music on…
I love all kinds of music. In fact, as soon as I put it on I’m basically on automatic pilot with brush and paint.
I mostly work at night and go to bed when I’m too tired to paint anymore. It’s only in the morning when I go downstairs and have a look that I realize what I’ve done the night before.
So I guess when people ask me how long it takes me to do a painting, I should really say –
at least 2000 songs!