Episode 19: Amira Rahim

 

In today’s episode, I talk with abstract expressionist Amira Rahim.

In the interview, we talk about painting emotions, the power of knowing what your materials can and can’t do and sometimes why you need to turn off the music and concentrate. Plus a whole lot more.

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In the episode we discuss:

1:13 How Amira Rahim got into art

1:30 Finding abstract expressionism

4:13 Giving herself permission to paint what she wanted

6:19 Her first abstract expressionist landscape

9:20 The paints she uses

9:40 What she looks for in paints

10:51 What substrate she uses

10:58 How she sets up her paints

11:29 Her limited palette

11:54 The biggest challenge she sees students facing with materials

13:00 Acrylics advice for people just starting out

14:58 Walk through of process

17:42 What was the hardest part of her process to figure out

19:26 Learning to hear your own voices

22:26 Fast vs slow parts of her process

23:39 Biggest misconceptions about abstract art

25:15 Goals for color

26:55 How to get emotion onto the canvas

29:32 Biggest challenges Rahim sees in her students when it comes to color

30:45 Left brain vs right brain

34:23 Is it necessary to understand color on a technical level

37:10 Loving color vs making a strong painting

38:29 The power of working in series

40:42 Biggest challenges her students face with their artwork

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