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.
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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