Interview with Carina Tenaglia
Tell us a little bit about yourself and DC Brushes and Strokes . How long have you been painting for? When would you say your creative journey began? How long have you been selling your artwork and monetizing your artistic skills? I never had a formal art education, but I did take a few summer art classes here and there at a local museum, and I took AP (advanced placement) art in my senior year of high school. In that class, I had to brainstorm a “concentration” concept to create twelve pieces that tied into this singular idea - but it wasn’t allowed to be as basic as painting flowers and have no underlying significance. I painted a series reflecting the correlation of the cycle of life as they correspond to the change of seasons (i.e. spring = (re)birth, summer = adolescence, etc.). Having my artwork subjectively assessed for the first time was a strange adjustment. At the end of the day, this challenge motivated me to research and experiment with new techniques, and deepened
