source:http://thedesignfiles.net/2012/03/interview-lara-merrett/# I came across this interview with Artist Lara Merrett and I just had to share the statement about her art process: Can you give us a little insight into your process? What materials do you use? Is each work pre-planned or created very intuitively? Do you work on multiple canvases at one time? And how long does each work take to complete? I only work with water-based materials, which include inks, acrylics, vinyl and metallics. No work is ever pre-planned, however each work does inform the next. They become a family or chapters in an idea. I mostly start a painting flat on the floor and move around the work pouring lots of colours over the canvas. I always have at least six works in progress, but this eventually narrows down to the work I become most obsessed with. I have to feel a strong pull toward the work or I won’t work on it at all. It’s like magic when the unexpected starts to happen. I love it… it’s...
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