STAR: What is your favourite experience as an
artist?
S.RAGAN:
My favourite experience is when someone
buys of my works, and it brings them joy. I am the happiest
when I make others happy through the gifts I have been given.
STAR: What is your inspiration behind your
paintings?
S.RAGAN: I think peace and serenity are my inspiration
for most of my works.
STAR: Can you describle your work place or
studio?
S.RAGAN : I guess I am your normal messy artist. My
studio is in my Condo, in Riverside, IL, it is what should
have been the dining room. It is next to the kitchen. The
booth I sit in, is from a favourite bar that my Husband
and I used to go to, that has been torn down. I have my
Easel there and another card table. I put some cheap car-
peting down, to save the floor from paint drips. It has a
great source of light, big windows, and it overlooks a riv-
er. I have several chest of drawers full of supplies. Plus, I
painted an Abbey Road Beatles Mural on the wall of the
studio.
STAR: What obstacles do you face in making
and exhibiting your work?
S.RAGAN: Trying to find venues for my art can be dif -
ficult. I am always searching for new places to show my
work.
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