Part 6 of an interview series in which I invite artists to respond to six questions about art, process, and creativity. Today's artist is Canadian painter Donna Marsh , whose beautiful impasto paintings have been like a refreshing eye-rinse for me since I first saw her work on Google Plus. She was also the subject of one my short video Meditations on Art ( link ). "Arrow Motors," oil on canvas, 24" x 24" Philip Hartigan : What medium/media do you chiefly use, and why? Donna Marsh : I use oil paint on canvas. I like the smell, and it will do anything I want. I like how I can vary the thickness, put colour on top of colour, cut into it to use colours that are underneath. I also watched my mother and sister paint when I was little. I wanted so much to be allowed to use it too. Oil paint was big girl stuff like high heels. PH : What piece are you currently working on? DM : I just lost the one I was working on, but that's okay. I saw some thing...
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