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Q: What impact do you hope to have on viewers of your work?
“Us and Them,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 47″ x 38″, 1993 A: I am pushing soft pastel to its limits, using it in ways that no artist has done before. I want people to see what is possible to accomplish...
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Q: How did you happen to have a photograph published in The Wall Street Journal?
Sun Tunnels by Nancy Holt A. That is a long story. To get far away from New York for the ten-year anniversary of 9/11, my friend, Donna Tang, and I planned a two-week road trip to see land art...
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Q: One can’t help but make connections between the devastating effects of...
“No Cure for Insomnia,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 58″ x 38″ A: Well, not exactly, since I began this work in 1991. All of the paintings in this series are set in places where I reside or used to...
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Q: Would you speak about how important it was to get back to work after...
“She Embraced It and Grew Stronger,” 2003, the first pastel painting I completed after Bryan was killed A: On September 11, 2001, my husband Bryan, a high-ranking federal government employee, a...
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Q: (Part I) Would you share your story of how creating art enabled you to...
“She Embraced It and Grew Stronger,” 2003, 70” x 50” framed, the first pastel painting I completed after Bryan was killed A: On June 16, 2001, I married Dr. Bryan Jack, my longtime companion and...
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Q: (Part II) Would you share your story of how creating art enabled you to...
“The Champ,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 35” x 28.5” framed. The first of my “Bolivianos”. A: Continued from last Saturday’s post… Because I use reference photos for my pastel paintings, the first...
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Q: You are a multi-talented woman! Tell us about your book, “From Pilot to...
“From Pilot to Painter” A: I am pleased that my eBook FROM PILOT TO PAINTER is available on Amazon and iTunes. It is based on my blog and is part memoir, including my personal loss on 9/11, insights...
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Q: What has been your biggest challenge so far?
“Us and Them,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 47″ x 38″ image, 60″ x 50″ framed A: On September 11, 2001, my husband Bryan, a high-ranking federal government employee, a brilliant economist (with an IQ of...
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Q: How do you work and approach your subject? (Question from “Arts Illustrated”)
At work A: Undoubtedly, I could not make my work without UART sandpaper since my entire pastel technique evolved around it. I use 400 0r 500 grit. My favorite thing about it is its ‘tooth’ (i.e....
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Remembering Bryan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
At a wedding, 2000 Please read about our beautiful life together here http://findingfifteen.com/sample-chapter/ Comments are welcome!
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