Part 12 of an interview series in which I invite artists to respond to six questions about art, process, and creativity ( Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5 , Part 6 , Part 7 , Part 8 , Part 9 , Part 10 , Part 11 ). Today's artist is Julia Schwartz , who is a practising psychoanalyst residing in California, and (but) also a maker of abstract paintings of a remarkable, instinctive shape-making and sense of touch. ice XXV after the visit, 2011, oil on canvas 20x20 inches Philip Hartigan : What medium/media do you chiefly use, and why? Julia Schwartz : I paint with oil, mostly on canvas, although linen is a new luxury that may become more of a necessity. It makes the work different: when the surface is primed, the paint goes on easily and the paintings have been delicate and sensual; unprimed or roughly primed linen took the paint in a different direction, and I followed it. I use oil because it has begun to ...
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