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mar Taylor is a young skilled Painter and Tattoo artist from St Catherine Jamaica.
For him art plays such a vital role in his life, as he
is self-taught and has been doing art from a tender age of 6.
I was very eager to
talk with Omar about his work and his dreams of making it
big.
When
did your discover you talent as an artist?
I discovered my talent at age 6 in the
second grade primary school level.
How
would you describe your artwork?
My art is “inspiring.”
How
would you categorize your painting style?
I have a free flow
thing about me; I just make it up as I go along.
What is your primary
medium? (Example: acrylic paint, watercolor, ink, color pencils, fabrics,
paper, photos)
I mostly use acrylic paints and colour
pencils
When
painting what is your creative process like?
I try to be keen on details
What
do you believe is a key element in creating a good composition?
Understand what you are doing and focus
only on that.
What
are your favorite colours
to paint with?
I am very friendly with all the colours
I
know you are primarily a self-taught painter, do you ever regret not getting
formal training? Do you think much can be gained from formal training?
Sometimes, but l have developed a style
that is unique and is my own. I do this thank much can be gain from a formal
education as specific knowledge is always helpful.
Name three artists
you’d like to be compared to.
The famous Michelangelo,
Leonardo da Vinci and Jamaican Barrington Watson
You
switched to a more natural form of artwork, which is tattooing. Why?
It was nothing planed the economic
situation here is hard whatever pays the bills will work. Luckily it required
skills that I had already possessed so I work with the flow and master it as I
go.
Where
did you learn tattooing?
Being an artist,
it just came naturally. Friends encouraged me and the money motivated me more
How
long have you been tattooing?
It started around 1995
Which
is more difficult painting or tattooing?
I wouldn’t say difficult but challenging,
on canvas you can always paint out a mistake but not on skin. So I would say
tattoos.
What
is your worst tattoo experience (client-wise)?
I made a mistake once where the client wanted
"don’t make the same mistake twice" and I wrote "don’t let the
same mistake twist”. Realizing the mistake I added “don’t let the same mistake
twist your mind twice" that was the worst tattoo experience
How
do you plan on balancing being an artiste and a tattoo artist?
My plan is to get to specific time where I
can close off tattoos and focus on paintings or just burn the midnight oil as I
often do.
What
are some of the challenges you face both a painter and a tattoo artist?
Just people that don’t
appreciate your effort and work as an artist. If you’re not in the spotlight they tend to
want to lower your prices while overlooking your efforts
Where
do you see yourself five years from now?
Being recognised locally as a
talented artist and selling my paintings all over the world
Where
can people buy your painting?
For now interested persons can contact me
at 1(876)-854-5202 or 1(876)-886-2456. ......................................................................................................................................................
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