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Anna's Thoughts on Artistic Inspiration

Anna's Thoughts on Artistic Inspiration

Friends sometimes ask me where I get my ideas for Animo from.  I love animals of course, but weirdly I don’t pay that much attention to them in my work. I do try to get them as realistic as possible, but the most fascinating part of the work is in the emotions. I don’t like to make fun of the characters, ever, and I try to stay clear of a cartoony or sentimental feel. My focus is to try to paint them as well as possible. To get the feeling right it is all about people! I watch people whenever I can, on the bus, in the cafe...

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