Post 498: PWAS Member Zee Berrios Answers to Questions

PWAS Member Zee Berrios Answers to Questions

Many of our Prince William Art Society members answer the questions sent out to for what they are currently working on and what art shows do they have coming up. Occasionally, other questions might be asked and here are Zee Berrios' answers and art tips to share with you. 

 

Zee Berrios in Studio

The Questions Asked and Answered by PWAS Member Zee Berrios

1. How do you find inspiration?

Inspiration comes depending on photos taken or books and articles read.

2.  Why are you drawn to a certain style of art?

Drawn (no pun intended) to semi abstracts because of the challenge to the viewer in completing the image in their heads. This style because it is not realistic or totally abstract and because there are no gradations form one tone or one color to another. There is basically a "hard edge" to all colors. The merging of the colors and forms happens in the viewers mind.

3. Who are your favorite PWAS artists and why???

Favorite PWAS artist are a few, but will mention Evelyn Chatters and Ana Gatling because they have an excellent control in form and color on their "Pour" paintings (a style difficult to manage and harmonize).

4. Which art tips have helped you that you'd like to share?

Art tips that have helped so much (when painting with acrylic paints):

• Create your own blacks instead of using Mars Black ( for example: ultramarine blue + burnt umber + alizarin crimson)
• Never leave brushes in water, always clean them after each use.
• Store brushes with the hair (bristle) facing up, not on the hair to keep the hairs straight)
• A few drops of distilled white vinegar to the stored jar of paint avoids mildew and the loss of your paint. (there is an excellent book by Gill Barron, titled "Compendium of Acrylic Painting Techniques".) (wish would have read a book like this when I started painting decades ago.

5. Have you taken any of the PWAS art classes and which have been your favorites so far? What classes would you like to take?

Yes, took the PWAS class on "pour acrylic by Ann Gatling. It was great!

6. Why do you create art?

I don't create art, but rather express something that already is, an expression of what moves (inspires, hurts, bothers, inspires, lifts) ... to share that expression with the viewer. 

Any other PWAS members want to answer the questions for a blog post?

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Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits: Zee Berrios

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