When she has inspiration to paint, she quickly sketches it out and paints immediately. Once she starts painting, her fingers flawlessly dance across the canvas, like a pianist’s hands. Instead of going out of her room to wash her brushes, she just wipes her gloved hands with paper towels and she can use another paint color in an instant. She uses surgical gloves when painting, achieving the correct color quickly. Iris admits that washing paint brushes has never been her strong point, so finger painting definitely is perfect for her. Iris thought she could just use her fingertips to apply paints, without needing her brushes. It was such an inconvenience, having to leave her work in a cool place just to wash her brushes under the heat. She had to go out of her air conditioned room to be able to clean her paint brushes. The communal sink of the building was located in an area where there was no air conditioning. Taiwan, being a tropical country, experiences hot, humid weather. She rented a small studio apartment in Taiwan with a great view of the ocean. In 2009, after college, Iris decided to have a sabbatical to paint without distractions, without any worries. Iris Scott is an American professional painter who, by chance, realized the wonders of using fingers in applying paint on canvas. It may seem a childish endeavor but there is an artist who is creating a buzz in the art world for her beautiful finger paintings. You’ll get messy art, filled with an assortment of colors, which ends up on the refrigerator door. Kids love to play with paint, mix different colors, and put them on paper. Finger painting is an art activity usually associated with children.
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