Mark wrote: > As I recall, Joni said that she was more interested in figurative > painting and abstraction was the flavor of the day. So her > instructors were somewhat dismissive of the type of painting she > wanted to do. I don't remember what interview or article this is from > but I believe she also said that students with a talent or inclination > toward figurative art were more or less pushed toward commercial art > and not viewed as serious artists.
I know she had some pretty blunt remarks to make in the KCSN interview at LACE in '99 and I think I've read a few interviews in print where she has expressed the same. I also think she got turned off just as with the piano lessons. Off to turkey and pie and friends and family and a few days off - happy weekend to all! Kakki
