Winn Wright

What is your favorite art medium to work in, and why?

A combination of Ink and colored pencils. I'm very comfortable with a pencil in my hand. I have been using colored pencils since my first days of art school also my early works were graphic drawings using ink. At the same time I do love oils and the way they feel on a canvas. But when my two sons were young it was easier to use colored pencils and inks than oils.

When did you first figure out that art was important to you?

It was never a question in my mind. Since the earliest memories I knew I would be an artist.

Who is your art mentor?

I never had an art mentor growing up but as I learned of the masters in high school and art school I was drawn toward fine art. The first artist I really remember having an influence on me was Dr Suess and then two other artist made a huge impact on me. Gerald Scarfe's drawings from Pink Floyd's The Wall and one day I saw the cover of The Curse of Lono by Hunter S Thompson and that introduced me to Ralph Steadman.

Finish this sentence: My art is my...

Life, my passion.

What advice would you offer someone just beginning their exploration of their own artistic self?

Just keep drawing no matter what. Even if you have to take a job not in the art world, keep drawing.

Do you have a website or blog you would like us to link to?

http://www.bluedewstudio.com and https://www.instagram.com/winnman/