Inspiration for art lives in everyday landscape for Hale
Amber Hall
Issue date: 4/13/07 Section: Southern Faces
One trip to Northern Ireland inspired Hale to produce some of her favorite pieces of artwork.
"The Irish Sea is the most beautiful water in the whole world," Hale said. "I blew up one photo of me taken on the rocks of the Irish Sea and worked from that. It's the largest piece that I've done so far."
Besides landscapes, Hale also experiments with people. The subject of one of her pieces depicts a mother holding her son, which Hale calls "Comfort."
"The picture is about a son who lost his father. The comforting hand of the mother was the most important part to me. I didn't put specific features on the mother because she represents all mothers," Hale said.
However, as far as inspiration goes, nature is still the most influential to Hale. Inspired by the many places that she has been to, Hale surrounds herself and property with several plants that she finds inspiring to her art and to her life.
"We live in such a high-tech world nowadays. Being involved in nature keeps us grounded and brings us back to our true selves," Hale said. "Americans tend to believe that we can control nature. In Japan, they try to work with nature rather than control it. They see themselves as a part of nature, rather than controllers."
Hale is inspired by many features, such as landscapes, culture, and other forms of art. While she believes that it's important to be influenced, it's also equally important that she stay true to herself.
"I think it's important to be true to nature and to be influenced by it," Hale said. "But it's also equally important to be true to myself as I paint."
"The Irish Sea is the most beautiful water in the whole world," Hale said. "I blew up one photo of me taken on the rocks of the Irish Sea and worked from that. It's the largest piece that I've done so far."
Besides landscapes, Hale also experiments with people. The subject of one of her pieces depicts a mother holding her son, which Hale calls "Comfort."
"The picture is about a son who lost his father. The comforting hand of the mother was the most important part to me. I didn't put specific features on the mother because she represents all mothers," Hale said.
However, as far as inspiration goes, nature is still the most influential to Hale. Inspired by the many places that she has been to, Hale surrounds herself and property with several plants that she finds inspiring to her art and to her life.
"We live in such a high-tech world nowadays. Being involved in nature keeps us grounded and brings us back to our true selves," Hale said. "Americans tend to believe that we can control nature. In Japan, they try to work with nature rather than control it. They see themselves as a part of nature, rather than controllers."
Hale is inspired by many features, such as landscapes, culture, and other forms of art. While she believes that it's important to be influenced, it's also equally important that she stay true to herself.
"I think it's important to be true to nature and to be influenced by it," Hale said. "But it's also equally important to be true to myself as I paint."
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