Daniel McKinley
United States
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What inspires me most is my love of all things art. The creative process drives me.
Sitting in front of an empty canvas, knowing that the possibilities are endless.
I cannot call myself a traditional artist who spends a lot of time making sketches before starting a painting. I sketch directly on the canvas. I call it having a conversation with the canvas. It may start with a chair, or a flower, or a doorway, and then it all comes down to what if.
There is a lot of push and pull. Addition and subtraction, until the canvas is filled and I am ready to paint. I then have a general idea of where the painting is going from there, as if the painting is in control of me and I allow it to speak to me. When I paint I use mostly transparent paints and I paint in layers.
I have to allow the paint to dry, which is why I usually paint two to three paintings a time.
I find that I have to end the painting if I find myself working and reworking the same area for too long.The painting then tells me that it is done, and I have to let it go.
Upon looking at it months later there are many times that I can honestly not remember the process at all.
