Test 6 welcome to Art Today, the show that explores new and upcoming artists.0:00
One of my favourite art exhibits currently on display at the Coldwater Gallery is My World by landscape artist Melanie Glasser.0:09
Mrs. Glasser joins us today to discuss her art.0:18
Thank you for being here with us.0:23
Lets start at the beginning.0:26
How did you become an artist?0:27
Well, I always thought I would be a lawyer.0:29
Even my parents thought so too.0:32
Probably because I liked to argue.0:34
Then when I was at secondary school, I started to do a lot of animated drawings and cartoons in art class.0:37
My art teacher really encouraged me and from there I began to paint.0:44
Eventually it led to my real landscapes.0:49
Your work has been compared to many great impressionist artists such as Renoir.0:52
Is your work based on Impressionism?0:58
It's true I use many impressionistic techniques, but I'm inspired by the work of nature photographers.1:02
I want to capture the same images and paint and add my emotions to them.1:08
Unlike most landscape painters, I don't create my work while looking at the landscape.1:15
I work in my studio for about four to six hours a day only.1:21
That's all I can do each day.1:25
At night I look for inspiration and photography books.1:27
At the weekends I like to explore new places to get new ideas.1:30
Where can we see and buy your work?1:35
Besides my exhibition at the Coldwater Gallery, some of the other galleries around town also show my work.1:38
I don't work with any art dealers, so all of my work can be bought at my website, melanieglasser.com One last question, Mrs. Glasser.1:44
What are your artistic goals?1:54
I'm not like most artists who aspire to exhibit their work in top galleries or to make lots of money.1:57
I don't really care about that.2:03
What I'd really like to do is have the opportunity to travel around the world and paint the places that really make an impression on me.2:05
That would be a dream come true for me.2:13
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