I think a lot of male artists should and probably are thinking in the same ways. The culture has moved in a more democratic, pluralistic direction. You now find a lot of people who are looking outside of the mainstream of the history of art for their mentors. Maybe not heroes, but mentors.
Laura OwensFor me, at some point, the idea of struggling through the process was not as interesting as doing tests and executing the painting after I figured out all of its elements and how they were going to work together.
Laura OwensCo-mingling really disturbs a lot of the purists, who want to see the historical and cultural divides instead of the meshing.
Laura OwensIโm not sure a lot of other people would walk up to the same artwork and see the shadow on the personโs face from the hat and be like โDo you see that!โ Itโs about noticing things that interest you, and that definitely happens with the natural world as well.
Laura OwensMost people who think they can't live up to the great painters of the past, often times have a group of people they think they're better than.
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