Name: Floy Zittin
Website: www.floyzittin.com
Website: www.floyzittin.com
What do you do?
I paint watercolors featuring birds.
I paint watercolors featuring birds.
Where can we find
your work?
My work is shown locally at ViewpointsGallery in Los Altos and at Studio Seven Gallery in Pleasanton.
My work is shown locally at ViewpointsGallery in Los Altos and at Studio Seven Gallery in Pleasanton.
What inspires you to
create and how do you keep motivated when things get tough?
I consider myself a naturalist as well as an artist and I am continually learning new things about plants and animals through painting.
I consider myself a naturalist as well as an artist and I am continually learning new things about plants and animals through painting.
What do you think is
more important content/finished product or technique/process?
I enjoy the process of painting. My paintings evolve as I work on them and can go in unexpected directions. Sometimes these are disasters but I enjoy the journey.
I enjoy the process of painting. My paintings evolve as I work on them and can go in unexpected directions. Sometimes these are disasters but I enjoy the journey.
Who are some people
who influence and/or inspire you?
I am inspired by Japanese and Chinese ink paintings
I am inspired by Japanese and Chinese ink paintings
If you could be any
fictional character who would you be?
no idea
no idea
When do you get your
best ideas?
Watching birds in my backyard or hiking with my husband
Watching birds in my backyard or hiking with my husband
What materials/tools
do you use most to create your work?
I have been experimenting working with watercolor on a variety of surfaces. For several years I was working on canvas and I am now experimenting painting on wood panels.
I have been experimenting working with watercolor on a variety of surfaces. For several years I was working on canvas and I am now experimenting painting on wood panels.
Are you self taught
or formally educated? How do you think that has influenced or affected your
work?
My formal training was in biology but I studied watercolor technique under Jane Hofstetter and taken numerous workshops. It took a while to gain confidence because I did not have a formal degree.
My formal training was in biology but I studied watercolor technique under Jane Hofstetter and taken numerous workshops. It took a while to gain confidence because I did not have a formal degree.
What would your
creative work taste like?
Fresh produce or something earthy like mushrooms.
Fresh produce or something earthy like mushrooms.
When you are not
creating what do you like to do?
Travel, hike, birding.
Travel, hike, birding.
How did you learn to
access your creative talents and gain the confidence to put it out there for
everyone to experience?
I began working as a scientific illustrator and later moved to selling my own creations.
I began working as a scientific illustrator and later moved to selling my own creations.
What advice would you
give others just beginning their creative adventures?
The more you paint the better you get and the process of learning can be a lot of fun.
The more you paint the better you get and the process of learning can be a lot of fun.
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