Posts Tagged ‘Celëne’

Carmine Magazine: What drives you to create? Also, what inspires you and your work?
Celëne: My emotions and a need to be released from reality. I am in another world when I am working on a painting. At times I get so lost in my work I feel as though I am inside the piece looking around. My passion for art is my connection to other people.
Music, other artists, art nouveau, friends, family, books, crafting and silent movie photos are some of my inspiration.

CM: Were you formally trained in art or self taught? Do you think it has helped you or hindered you?
C: My mom tells me I was drawing as soon as I could hold a crayon in my hand. In high school I took a commercial art class half of the day and got to draw whatever struck my fancy. Classmates would ask me to paint album covers on their jackets which gave me some interesting projects to work on. After graduating, I attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh where I focused on illustration and computer graphics. After a few graphic arts jobs and computer eye strain I realized fine art was more of what I was looking for. A journey ensued shortly thereafter.
School definitely gave me a basis to grow from but I always enjoy learning something new.