Posts Tagged ‘Julie Dillon’

Carmine Magazine: What drives you to create? Also, what inspires you and your work?
Julie Dillon: This really isn’t the sort of thing that’s easily summed up. I’ve always enjoyed creating things; I can’t think of a time when I didn’t. I don’t think there is anything special or unique about it, though, nor is it fueled by anything specific, it’s just what I do and who I am.

CM: Were you formally trained in art or self taught? Do you think it has helped you or hindered you?
JD: Both, to an extent. I tried self-teaching myself for a while, but I didn’t start making any real improvement until I began attending art school. I’ve found that I personally have a hard time getting my head around some artistic concepts and I’ve needed teachers to help me understand. I have a BA in Fine Arts from a really lousy school, and to make up for it I’m attending classes at a good art school on a very part-time basis while I work as a full-time freelancer. This has been working out well for me; I’m building up experience doing art orders for various clients, and when I find areas that I’m really struggling in, I attend a class here and there to help me polish it up. I know I’d be improving faster if I attended art school full-time, but I just can’t afford it, so I do what I can with what I have.
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