Archive for May, 2008

Carmine Magazine: What drives you to create? Also, what inspires you and your work?
Angie Pasto: I have no idea what drives me to create. I’ve been doing it for so long that it seems unnatural when I’m not creating.
As far as inspiration I gain a lot of it from surrealists and abstract expressionists. I’m a huge fan of guys like Salvador Dali and Frances Bacon.
Cuteness is a big factor in my artwork so I look at my cat a lot and gain inspiration from her. As stupid as that sounds. The eyes on my characters look a lot like hers.

CM: Were you formally trained in art or self taught? Do you think it has helped you or hindered you?
AP: I was born with creativity and the talent to draw well but ever since I was little my mom helped my talent by always buying me sketch books and teaching me how to do certain things. Along with my mom, my grandpa (my mom’s father) gave me drawing lessons. I was about five and I knew how to draw the face correctly (ie. the eyes are an eye apart–that sort of thing)
In highschool I joined the Commercial Art program where I spent a half day for two years at another highschool building a portfolio for myself.
Then, with the portfolio I created I entered the Columbus College of Art and Design where I spent four years and earned my Bachelors Degree.
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Carmine Magazine: What drives you to create? Also, what inspires you and your work?
Lynette May: I can’t really pin-point one thing over the other that calls to me and leads me to create…it really varies. Sometimes music moves me, other times it’s photos of models or friends, but then again mood….I’d say that “mood” over all drives me the most, it hits and I’m caught up in it with colors and mixed mediums. I’m very passionate about art, it’s like needing air…I feel that way about my need to paint and create pieces of art.

CM: Were you formally trained in art or self taught? Do you think it has helped you or hindered you?
LM: I’m self taught. In some ways I feel as though a more formal means of learning some methods might help more, but luckily there are a ton of great books that teach me these unknown things versus spending money on schools.
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