Artist Interview With Lisa Palombo
Today’s Artist Interview Is With Lisa Palombo From Caldwell, New Jersey.
Whopple: How long have you been an artist?
Lisa: Over 20 years professional, but I would be remiss in saying I felt like a “real” artist when I was 9 yrs old. I went to my first summer camp program at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
Whopple: Tell us about your first attempts to be creative.
Lisa: Oh I remember it so vividly. I was nine at the RISD beach summer camp. I overheard my teacher tell my mother not to worry because when I am older I will be able to “see” more. (I was the youngest in the class). That day, I forced my self to “see” more and painted a house with every detailed shingle on the roof. That painting won an award at the end of the summer. The president of RISD approached my mother to purchase the painting, but she declined. To this day, I challenge myself to look more than I think I know. I challenge myself everyday to paint better than yesterday. Little did I know at nine I “caught the creative bug” that has since fueled me for 44 years!
Thankfully, I have the painting on my bedroom wall. Every morning, it reminds me why I am an artist.
Whopple: Do you make a living with your art?
Lisa: Blissfully, yes!
Whopple: How many hours a day do you create?
Lisa: From 9am-3pm. I pick up my daughter from nursery school at 3pm and switch to my mommy job. Thankfully I do all my office and computer work at night. I LOVE to paint by day light and have many windows in my studio.
Whopple: How did you pick your creative medium?
Lisa: It picked me many years ago.
Whopple: What are your inspirations?
Lisa: Flowers. I think I was a fairy in my past life. :0)
Whopple: How do you recharge when your creativity hits the wall?
Lisa: I pack up my camera and kids and we go to gardens for photo shoots. I look for lots of references when the flowers are blooming to use during those cold winter months. Last spring my daughter looked as I feel in one of our favorite gardens. She was running so freely among the rose garden chasing butter flies and exuding pure joy. I have since painted her in some garden pieces. I love when a series just presents it’s self. When I really hit a wall, I go to the MET or MOMA, luckily the NYC museums are only 30 minutes away!
Whopple: What was your first job?
Lisa: My first book cover when I was still in art school. I drove 4 hrs to NYC to have St. Martins Press look at my portfolio. The art director gave me my first book cover on the spot. I left with a manuscript and deadline for rough sketches. I was on cloud nine! (This was obviously before websites and email).
Whopple: What are your favorite snacks when you are creating?
Lisa: I love this question, because many creative types reward themselves with food. Mine is ice coffee in the summer and hot chocolate in the winter. Yum!
Whopple: What gives you hope in the world?
Lisa: My children. Watching my 4 year old daughter use her crayon the “correct way.”
Whopple: What do you wish you could do?
Lisa: Visit Spain.
Whopple: What are your artistic goals?
Lisa: To paint like Van Gogh.
Whopple: What has been your most exciting moment as an artist?
Lisa: When I gave up my illustration career and decided to be a fine artist was the most powerful, freeing and exciting moment as an artist.
To See More Of Lisa Palombo’s Artwork Please Visit The Following:
http://www.lisapalombo.com
http//floralpaintings.blogspot.com
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Classifications: Still Life Artwork, Original Art Paintings, Landscape Painting Artists
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Absolutely amazing interview and great insight that she provides. Thanks for making this available, I couldn't find much other recent interviews
Cool interview there. How I wish I could interview nice people as well.
I need to start drawing and painting again, I feel calm and peaceful when im focused on what im doing..but good interview though
Lovely interview and such beautiful paintings. And oh, to have a great big space, with light filled windows to paint in like that would be heavenly.
a really in depth interview, and such great coverage of questions.
really inspiring.
Great interview… As I look at the artwork above… I can’t avoid to took great appreciation and amusement to them… Thank you for sharing it… Have a nice day…
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Really great interiew. It good to hear of an artist that finds time to juggle their “Art time” with a family life. She looks to be a really talented artist and a really nice person, thanks for sharing the interview.
It good to hear of an artist that finds time to juggle their “Art time” with a family life. She looks to be a really talented artist and a really nice person, thanks for sharing the interview.
I have never seen that kind of interview before,She provides very good insights here.Thanks for sharing it here.Keep it up!
Really nice work…I like the textured look that Water Lilies #4 shows. I don’t know much about art, but as they say, I know what I like..and your work is definitely very interesting.
Every time there is someone talking about art, I am really interested to see the artist creations and read about his career because I have also a passion in art. Painting is also my favorite past time.
Lisa, you’re truly a creative person, when I look at your paintings, it was like a real one and alive. It’s really pleasing to the eyes. May you become Van Gogh!
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It’s absolutely an amazing interview, love reading the insights of this post and also for making this available. For Lisa your such a creative person, truly an artist.
The paintings of Lisa was really wonderful especially about flowers it was like an alive one. The interview was really one of a kind it can be taken as an inspiration to others artist like me I do also love painting especially about nature. Thanks for this post!
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This interview is really interesting and really inspiring. Aside from my professional career, I do have passion also in art and that is about painting. It’s a medium that really inspires me to enjoy life and it’s a way also of seeing the creative design of our nature.
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What more can I say… The paintings are so awesome and I can’t help staring at them. Those are real masterpieces. I’ve been studying painting before but my works are like garbage with these works. And by the way, the interview is really interesting. It has lots of substance.
Art works really attracts my eyes and also my personality because I have also a passion in painting and this interview really inspires me because Lisa has able to balance her time in her career and passion in art.
Wow. Those are very beautiful paintings. I’m a huge fan of Lisa Palombo. I’m also an artist for 5 years now. I do paintings and sculpting. Art is really wonderful. Thank you very much for the excellent post.
You are an amazing artist! I like all your paintings most especially the one with a kid, very creative! May you continue to inspire us with your talent. God bless..
Wow, that was truly great I do love seeing flowers, and love her paintings about flowers, it’s like real. The colors are truly striking to eyes and truly attractive. Great interview! It’s truly inspiring.