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A View From the Easel
“Charcoal is my first and most enduring love.”
A View From the Easel
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A View From the Easel
“Funny enough, what I want in my studio is what I want for my life.”
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A View From the Easel
“I cannot allow myself to dread going to the studio, because I am there all the time.”
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A View From the Easel
“I love the creaky floorboards and how they hold the memories of artists before me.”
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A View From the Easel
“I wanted a true artist’s home — welcoming, colorful, like a cabinet of curiosities; weird, filled with me.”
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A View From the Easel
“Oil paint is endlessly versatile, has great presence, and always feels alive.”
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A View From the Easel
“My work table is my dining table, teaching table, and painting table.”
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A View From the Easel
“I also tend to call my friends and gossip for hours while I paint.”
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A View From the Easel
“I like renting short-term studios in shared spaces — it makes me feel free.”
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A View From the Easel
“The work grows with the size of my space.”
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A View From the Easel
“In Ghana, my favorite ‘museum’ isn’t a traditional building at all. It’s the local artists and artisans themselves.”
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A View From the Easel
“I’m drawn to how things fold, hold, or blur together.”