On ART, by Tom Kranjac written in 2005

On Art:

"Its an expression, of me"

"It's about creating imagery that's interesting to me and engaging to others."

 

On Drawing:

"Doing drawings prepare me to go to the studio."

 

On Painting:

"I'm painting a painting."

"Components of paintings are gesture and color."

"Material and scale dictate certain things."

"My compositions are a synthesis of colors, shading, surface and depth."

"It's about the paint, the pleasure of painting."

"it's about the painting itself--about the juxtaposition of colors, about texture, the thingness of it."

"I'm interested in the sensuousness of painting."

 

On Process:

"How I do it has a lot to do with the what and why of paintings."

"There are certain key colors that I start with in each painting."

"Its about finding what colors work together to create a response.

 

On Admired Artists:

Cezanne, Goya, Van Gogh, John Marin, De Kooning, Rothko, Pollock