This weeks episode is an interview with Sydney artist Jessica Watts with guest appearance of her dog Kevin. This is a great deep dive into her practise - thank you Jessica for sharing all the details and the business side of being a successful artist. It was a really helpful chat for Julie and I. She paints stunning figurative mixed media works incorporating vintage wallpaper The original idea of a Wallflower is a figure sinking into the background she has turned this idea on its head and her WALLFLOWERS are strong These works are described she describes her practise She wants an experience
She has been working the series Wallflowers and Pretty Boy for the past 5 years she discusses her practise
Being an artist is about connection with other people - she has a
You can find Jessica on her fabulous website https://www.jessicawatts.com.au/pages/about
or her instagram https://www.instagram.com/jessowatts/?hl=en
Jessica refers to the figurative artist Martine Emdur
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=martine+emdur&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Jessica Watts Studio buddy is Monique Tyacke https://www.instagram.com/moniquetyackeartist/?hl=en
Jessica's favourite art tool is a palette knife is a diamond shaped one you can get them at any good art shop.
She also loves Chavin paints which you can buy oil paints https://www.parkersartsupplies.com/colour/oil-paint/charvin-extra-fine-oil.html
Jessica favourite artist that she would love to have met is Viktor IV http://www.artnet.com/artists/viktor-iv/
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