MY FIRST RULE OF PAINTING… THERE ARE NO RULES! - MA PREMIÈRE RÈGLE EN PEINTURE… IL N’Y A PAS DE RÈGLES !
English Version - *version française dessous* MY FIRST RULE OF PAINTING… THERE ARE NO RULES ! I was not a very good student. I barely got out of high school. It was only later in life that I realized, I loved to learn, I just hated to be taught. Mark Twain, one of my favourite authors, had a great quote which resonated with me…. “don’t let schooling interfere with your education”. This quote hangs on a plaque on my studio inspiration wall. I’m often asked whether I give lessons on painting. My answers always the same… “no, I will paint with you, but I will not teach you”. The reason is quite simple, I’ve never taken art lessons or been formally schooled. I am self taught and as a consequence, would not be comfortable definitively saying this is the way to do something. I remember a group of young girls visiting the Gallery one day. One of them was crying and I asked her if she was okay. She said she was an art st...