Coming out of White Plains,NY, "The Creative Realist" - 19yr old painter Steven Ferri.
Intro: Ferri is a 19yr old painter that realized his passion was in painting. When he can; he likes to chill with friends, shop, workout and most importantly, work on his craft. Ferri currently attends Westchester Community College and plans on continuing his education at the School of Visual Arts.
Q: So, why painting ?
A: Well painting was something I recently picked up on. I mostly sketch and do illustrations with pencils and other mediums but with painting I wanted to get more into since its a medium that takes time to master like with pencils.
Q: If you could collaborate with one painter who would it be ?
A: Hmm, if i could do team-up with another painter I'd probably choose Norman Rockwell. His whole technique and style was something I always liked ever since before I really got into art . . . so to like share my talent with him would be dope.
Q: How would you describe your art ?
A: Realism with my own creativity!
Q: Approximately how long does it take you to finish a painting ?
A: Well like with all of the art i create, it takes HOURS to really perfect it with all the correct details and accuracy. The last painting I did took over 30 hours so I would say that's an average.
Q: Have you ever done a live naked sketch ? What celebrity would you sketch nude if you ever had a chance & why ?
A:{Laughs} Yeah, I actually had three nude models come into my one drawing class last semester, so that was pretty cool since it was my first time. If I had to pick a celebrity it would be Heidi Klum since shes a model already.
Q: Has any of your work ever been published ?
A: I've had two articles published with me featured in it after an art exhibit I had last month which was pretty fresh. One was the "Tarrytown Patch" and the other was "The Hudson Independent"
Q: If you were not painting what do you think you would be doing ?
A: Hmm if i wasn't painting I would probably be drawing {chuckles} or doing another type of medium.
Q: Plans of expansion ?
A: I really wanna just get my art out as much as possible and have gallery viewings. I'm not in it to sell my art and make money really it's just the love I have for it that I wanna share with others.
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