What do people love most about your crafts?
I Believe my clients look forward to a never ending NEW IDEA! The one thing I hear most is: “I can’t wait to see what you come up with next”. My emotions and thoughts pre determine what is going to develop on the canvas. I work from the subconscious mind and many times I will wake up with an idea every morning. There are so many ideas in my head that I need to carry a sketchbook with me day and night to jot down the thoughts coming from my head. I have been known to be in the middle of a conversation and have to excuse myself to sketch an idea in my book before I lose it. This is the beginning of my creative process and from this point I cannot wait to get to my studio to start painting. I work mainly with acrylics and ink. I like to use them together to achieve the effect I want. For my abstracts I prefer thick acrylic paint and using the palette knife to mix and push the paint around the canvas. I don’t like using brushes and have come to love the sponge and the use of my finger for blending but for my animal portraits, brushes are needed for detailing and creating fur. On occasion, I will dip my whole hand in paint and start creating to see what I come up with. If the subject matter is very specific then it must be planned out. For example, my animal portraits are carefully calculated before I begin.
What do you enjoy most about being an artist?
The best thing about being an artist is having a non conformist lifestyle. Every day wields new ideas and interesting outcomes. I believe that if we embrace what we love, it shows the world who we are. I enjoy every minute of being a full time artist.
Where do you sell your crafts?
I sell my art from many different on line galleries and websites. You can find my work on: Etsy, Boundless Gallery, Absolute Arts, Yessy, D’ART, 1000 Markets, Artflock, Imagekind, Allposters, Art dot Com, Artist Rising, Cafepress, Printfection and Coming Soon – My Personal Artist Website. Please see my blog for links to all the shops: http://laurabarbosa.wordpress.com
Is there anything else you would like to share?
I am always looking for new licensing opportunities with reputable companies. My Original Paintings, Figurative Art, Animal Portraits and Graphic Designs can be used for puzzles, book covers, greeting cards, baby apparel, 3D figurines, fashion accessories & more. My art is currently licensed with Icon Shoes and will be available November 2009.
Some of my accomplishments:
*Published: NY ARTS Magazine 2008* Hollywod Reporter * Forbes & more
*Public Collection: Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ*
*Winner, “Horse Dance”, Cultural Arts Center, Brick, NJ 2008
*Winner, Stover Mill, Acrylics Category, “Bordeaux Dog” Juried by Bill Novak, 2007
*Featured Artist: Imagekind Gallery on Easter Sunday March 23 2008
*Art E-Motions Contest Winner- Boundless Gallery – May 2009
*Artist of The Month – Boundless Gallery – Artist Interview – July 2009
*EBSQ Award Winner “Patron’s Choice” – For “Uncanny Valley” May – 2009
*EBSQ Art of the Day – For “Orange Scope” Digital Art – June, 19,2009
*Pug Dog Painting Licensed with ICON SHOES for their 2009/2010 collections*
*Artwork “Shapeshifter” Chosen by Well Known Writer for NEW BOOK (Kim Carlsberg)
Stay Tuned for my new etsy shop. I will be selling Art dolls and sculptures. Check my etsy store soon for a link to the new shop! http://barbosaart.etsy.com I believe that Art is the best investment you will ever make. Where else can you purchase a piece of someone’s soul? Where on earth will you ever own a special painting found nowhere else. This is the best foot I can put forward into theworld that leads my clients into a window where they can peer into my soul and maybe find something they can relate to. Maybe find a part of me that is also a part of them. After all, we are all connected in some way.
ART CONNECTS US ALL WITH EACH OTHER!
