I have spent the last month and a half or so doing an internship/apprenticeship with the Dallas artist, Arthur Peña (or Art). Over the course of this recent endeavor, I have learned many things about the art world. about how to be a professional working artist, about what not to do to be a professional working artist, and the like. Art taught me a new technique with oils, and I found myself thinking about art and about painting in an entirely different way. Once, I had the technique down, it was time to start work on a painting roughly 4' X 5', approximately 3.000 square inches of surface area that needed to be covered in about one inch, wavy brushstrokes that take about 30 seconds to complete. It's almost done and I have clocked in almost 50 hours of work on this project (not to mention the countless hours Art is working on his piece when I am not assisting). The highlight for me was getting to choose the first color to go down and to put the first brushstroke on that massive field of white sheet rock (see below). Despite all this work, my time spent in this project has made me think differently about my own work, more materially, more professionally. And with a constant companion like Art's dog Lilo, how could a guy go wrong? |
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Nickolai Lanieris currently an art major at the University of North Texas. His work pulls from many places; most prominently his work centers on his Christian faith. He creates with the intent that his work will glorify the Lord. His recent drawings and paintings have focused on the home structure and how it is formed, and work from this series has been displayed in multiple galleries. He aims for his artistic endeavors to be as diverse, scattered, and as deep as his thoughts. Archives
November 2015
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