How and why did you start your artistic career?

 I studied painting in college, and, after graduating, worked in the commercial creative field for many years. I painted throughout, but it was during the early days of the pandemic that I really put my headspace fully into painting, and have been painting compulsively ever since.

How did you discover your medium and why did you choose it?

I currently use acrylic primarily for practical reasons. My studio is in my home, and my children are in and out of it so I don’t want to use toxic, fumy paints. That said, I’ve enjoyed the challenge of making acrylic work for me.

Can you tell us about your creative process? How did your work come about? How long does it take you to create a work? When do you know it’s over?

Sketching is the bedrock of my creative process. I sketch to process my day, and stay attentive to what is around me. From thumbnail sketches I have an impulse on how it would turn into a painting and often note down colors/scale. I don’t follow a drawing verbatim, however, and there needs to be a sense of discovery while I work on a painting. A painting can take anywhere from a couple of days to a month to complete. Knowing when it’s complete is a gut feeling – everything feels in harmony.

Who are your favorite artists? Which ones inspire you?

There are so many artists I love, but two I always come back to are David Hockney and Nathalie Du Pasquier (her still lifes). I love a sense of cylindrical weightiness to forms. Contemporary painters that I love are Louis Fratino, Danielle Orchard, and Matthew Wong… I am a romantic, and I’m really inspired by artists who have a poetic lense on life.

THE ARTIST

Name: Angela Witmore
Residence: USA
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FEATURED WORKS

Dreaming of Painting 2023 acrylic on panel 8×10

Night Stand 2023 Acrylic on canvas, 40×45