Q. What is art
in your opinion?A. Art is in the eye of the beholder. I might
not appreciate someone covered in mud squatting in the corner of the museum, but
others do. That's what counts. Mostly I
appreciate art to which I have an emotional response, whether joy, serenity,
distress or awe.
Q. Do you create
art other than pet portraits?
A. Yes. Painting pets, for me, is "tight" work. I
sometimes need to shake loose and play outside the boundaries of exactness and
the "truth" that clients are looking for from their pet's picture.
Q. What inspires you to create?A. For
pets, the inspiration comes from the deadlines and commitments I've made. For other art, it is a feeling, almost a need,
to lose myself in a project, to see where it goes, to see what happens.
Q. What method do you follow when creating?A. First,
painting a portrait is different that creating. A pet portrait is skill combined with
observation. A method for creating for
me means letting all else go; to trust the hand and the inner part of me to merge,
allowing the work of art to come into being.
Q. How do you
feel when you create art?
A. Free.
You can find more of Ann's work at
AnnNall.com 
