I've recently read the book "Steal Like an Artist" by Austin Kleon. I've always feared (being thought of as) "copying" or "stealing ideas". The more I look at art and craft work on the internet the more similarities and exchange or development of ideas and trends I see. I think I have beaten myself with the stick of having to be completely original (an impossibility for most mortals) for long enough. So, using my own materials, plywood panels, milk paint, primer, brushes and home made wooden tools I have unashamedly experimented with trying to produce images similar in content and style to the lithographs of Toko Shinoda illustrated in the previous post. The aim is to discover and develop my own voice through understanding what I find so compelling about Shinoda's work. The great challenge is to develop my own recognisable signature and not just be a poor pale imitation!
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