{"id":8893,"date":"2024-06-26T11:50:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T11:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/?p=8893"},"modified":"2024-07-03T00:49:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T00:49:53","slug":"zola-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/2024\/06\/26\/zola-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"Zola Sager"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8893\" class=\"elementor elementor-8893\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be1f92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0be1f92\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2559264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2559264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h4><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image000000003_1-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" \/>Can you tell us about your journey as an artist and how you got started with painting?<\/h4><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">I started drawing when I was a little girl and if it weren\u2019t for my eight grade teacher for encouraging take an art class as I continue my education, so I took an art class in high school. In my twenties I sold my art work but I thought I would never be good enough to become a professional artist. I hid my talent for a long time, and stop drawing and painting. I started back painting five years ago, and I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it. I recently joined an art class in my community it teaches you how to find your own style, and how to get better at it.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-color: initial; color: #000000; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit;\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Zola-Bird.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p><h4>What inspires your artwork, and how do you choose your subjects?<\/h4><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Ellen Brenneman, Jay Lee, and Charles Cecil a local artist. I really think my subject chooses me, because I just start to draw and see where I\u2019m going from there.<\/p><h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image000000004_1-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" \/>What materials and techniques do you prefer to use in your paintings?<\/h4><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">I use camel hair brushes, and acrylic, but I\u2019m experimenting with oils, but haven\u2019t gotten the technique down yet. Right now, acrylics is my thing.<\/span><\/p><h4><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); text-transform: inherit;\">Are\u00a0there\u00a0any\u00a0artists\u00a0or\u00a0specific\u00a0works\u00a0of\u00a0art\u00a0that\u00a0have\u00a0influenced\u00a0your style and approach?<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Ellen Brenneman. I love her style and technique. I really try to copy her strokes, but I haven\u2019t gotten it down to a science. I also enjoy Precious Moments, because it simple and so cute. I want my impression to capture that as well. In fact, my last painting is the lady under the stars is definitely an Ellen Brenneman which I copied, but with my own style to it.<\/span><\/p><h4><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">What advice would you give to aspiring artists who are just starting out?<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Keep drawing and painting, the more you practice the better you get. If I can do it at my age anybody can. Dreams do come true. Your art can be seen around the world! Keep up the good work and sometimes you have to encourage yourself and don\u2019t listen to anything negative. Let nobody hinder you on this journey.<\/span><\/p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"background-color: initial; color: #000000; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Resized_20231201_080931_1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"528\" \/><\/center><h4>How do you balance your personal life and passion for painting?<\/h4><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Now that I\u2019m retired I have the time to really put into my art. When I was working, I only had precious moments to spare because life gets busy. I have learned to take out some time for myself and enjoy what I love to do.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">How has your style or approach changed over the years since you first started painting?<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a>It has changed drastically, I painted a lot of abstract in my youth, and I hid away my drawing and kept them to myself, and now I\u2019m more open to really let people see the creative side of me.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you tell us about your journey as an artist and how you got started with painting? 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