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Spraygraphic Interview with Artist Britt Ehringer
By Spraygraphic | June 11, 2008
Spraygraphic Interview with Britt Ehringer
SG: Please tell us about yourself?
BE: I’m a handsome weirdo.
SG: Where do you currently live and work?
BE: I was working on a 50 acre ranch in Yucaipa California, but I’ve just lost my studio space.
SG: What mediums do you work with?
BE: I like them all.
SG: Describe your working process when creating a new work.
BE: Every piece is different. Sometimes an idea comes to me and other times I’ll just be struck by a certain image. Then, if it’s a painting I’ll sketch something out on the computer. I print it out and draw it on the canvas..after that I just go were the painting takes me.
SG: What kind of things do you do when you get blocked or find it hard to create something?
BE: Get drunk and draw.
SG: Where are you currently finding your inspiration?
BE: Kittens!!
SG: Can you please tell us a little about your piece, The Drowning Pool.
BE: I was fascinated with painting water and the figure. This piece led to a whole series of women in water paintings.
SG: Can you please tell us a little about your piece, Hanging Gardens of Baghdad.
BE: The writing in the painting is Arabic for "Pizza Hut"
SG: Can you please tell us about the group show you were in, Moods for Moderns .
BE: Brad Benedict (the curator) was kind enough to ask me to be in both Show 1 & Show 2
There were lots of great artists in the show and quite a few were friends I’ve never shown with..so that was cool.
SG: Where has your work been seen?
BE: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Barcelona, Berlin..I just did a piece for the Coachella Music Festival .
SG: Where will it be seen next?
BE: I’ll be in a couple of group shows around Los Angeles in June and in a book coming out in August.
SG: What is your dream art assignment?
BE: I would like to wallpaper the moon.
SG: What is your favorite color?
BE: Raw Umber
SG: Who is your favorite artist? And Why?
BE: Whomever has something good to steal.
SG: What book/magazine are you reading this week?
BE: "I Drank From The Zambezi " by Arthur Loveridge
SG: Ever do a self portrait? Where is it now?
BE: Sure. I’ll usually give them to my family.
SG: Where is your favorite place to hang out?
BE: In bed.
SG: Any final words of advice?
BE: Only amateurs enjoy painting.
ART: 1. After Hours, 2. Battle of San Onofre, 3. Don’t Mess with Texas, 4. Drowning Pool, 5. Hanging Gardens of Baghdad, 6. Happy Accident, 7. Sara, 8. So Long My Innocence,
9. Transbolivian Particle Accelerator
Topics: Artist Interviews, California Art Scene |
November 5th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Where can I see more of the women in water series?
This is an outstanding image.
November 6th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
go to his website
November 7th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Dannnnngggg these are so good, i love kittens! Don’t mess with texas is my fav!