In the page before you, we have a few photographs from the night along with an interview with Rebekah herself. I urge you to read further.

Rocco: So, how do you feel that your show went?

Rebekah: I thought that it went very well.

Rocco: Why do you say that?

Rebekah: A lot of people came out for that first Friday, and it was very busy and a lot of people from the area as well as from other areas saw my work.

Rocco: So why did you choose the paintings that you picked?

Rebekah:I picked those paintings because I felt that they  best represented what I've painted in different time periods.

Rocco: So what kind of paintings do you see yourself doing in the future?

Rebekah: I...don't know I think I'm moving away from doing landscapes, so I'm probably going to be doing more abstract stuff still using things from nature though, but with more focus on  color and texture rather than landscapes.

Rocco: Do you think that you'd ever do any portraits?

Rebekah: I don't know that I would ever do portraits, I don't think that I would.

Rocco: You don't see alot of portraits anymore...How many paintings do you have?

Rebekah: I have...probably about sixteen.

Rocco: Would you say that you finish paintings quickly?

Rebekah: No .

Rocco : How long does it usually take?

Rebekah: If I work straight through on it, which I usually don't, it takes me about a week.

Rocco: Tell me about the paintings that your working on now.

Rebekah: Now I'm working on a painting that is on four separate canvasses.

Rocco: What do you mean "four seperate canvasses?"

Rebekah: Four separate canvasses, and the painting is continuous; it kind of connects from each canvass.

Rocco: Like a puzzle?

Rebekah: Kind of like a puzzle, yeah.

Rocco: So do you plan on selling them individually or as one whole piece?

Rebekah: I haven't really decided, because I originally thought that I could sell them individually but then i just think that the piece looks a lot better- I mean they look good individually but I think that the piece looks like what I wanted it to look like when it's hanging all together so I'll probably will end up selling it as one.

Rocco: I see...How do you decide on prices?

Rebekah: Some of them I price by how much I like them...most of them I price by the amount of time it took me to make the piece.

Rocco: How long have you been painting?

Rebekah: I guess I started painting in...I started painting regularly in 1999

Rocco: Any reason in particular that you started painting?

Rebekah: No, I've always liked it, and I found that once i took the time to do it, I really liked what was happening with it.

Rocco: When do you think that you're going to do another show?

Rebekah: I think that I'd probably like to wait until fall to do another show, unless something else comes along, but I'd rather wait until the fall because there are more people around then.

Rocco: When do you think you'll be finished with your four piece painting?

Rebekah: I hope to be done with that in about a month. i kind of changed it halfway through so I have to go back and redo all that stuff.

Rocco: So what's your plan for the future with this?

Rebekah: With painting?

Rocco: Yeah.

Rebakah: Well, I'd like to have a space one day where I can have a small gallery...that would be something that I would be interested in doing other than that, just keep doing shows and see what happens.

Rocco: So, let's get back to the show, you had a good turn out, a lot of people were there, it was from six to nine...but we stayed later.

Rebekah: yeah, we stayed to about nine- thirty.

Rocco: well, that's 'cause so many people were there.

Rocco: So, tell us a little bit about yourself.

Rebekah: A little bit about myself?

Rocco: Yeah.

Rebekah: Well, I am finishing up school right now; finishing my bachelor's degree-

Rocco: -In what?

Rebekah: I have a double major in psychology and english.

Rocco:- And English?

Rebekah: And I'm getting ready to take my GRE's

Rocco: What is that?

Rebekah: Graduate entrance exams to go to grad school.

Rocco: Which school?

Rebekah: I'm not really sure yet, i think I might stick with Temple because their grad programs are pretty good.

Rocco: So you plan on pursuing art as a profession?

Rebekah: I don't know...I think I would say "Yes" to that but also plan on pursuing other things as well I. plan on doing both things.

Rocco: How do you feel about working with Name No One Man?

Rebekah: I like working with the site; I think that it's a good outlet for all of our artists and I think it's been doing really well so far.

Rocco: How do you feel about the other artists on the site?

Rebekah: I think that all of our artists are good.

Rocco: Do you prefer oils or acrylics?

Rebekah: I prefer acrylics.

Rocco: Big Canvasses or small?

Rebekah: I prefer big.

Rocco: Any reason in particular about that?

Rebekah: I just like bigger paintings and I like working on a bigger canvass- I just thing I paint better on a bigger canvass.

Rocco: Now how do you paint? I mean like, where? What environment do you prefer? Table, floor...

Rebekah: I paint on the floor.

Rocco: Oh, really?

Rebekah: mm-hmm

Rocco: Does that hurt your back?

Rebekah: Yes it does.

Rocco: Oh wow...Now you have cats do they ever run across your paintings?

Rebekah: mm-hmm....usually they don't manage to run across them cause I catch them, but they do eat the brushes and drink the paint water.

Rocco: And what of brushes; what kind do you like?

Rebekah: I like natural bristle brushes

Rocco: Rectangular, circular...?

Rebekah: I like flat brushes...usually rather shorter than longer. Depending upon the painting.

Rocco: Now, I've noticed alot of oddly shaped canzasses, do you ever see yourself using one of those?

Rebekah: I'd like to try the round canvasses. I'd also like to start painting on wood and metal.

Rocco: I've often thought of that myself.

Rocco: Well, Do you have any words for your fans?

Rebekah: Any words? No I don't have any words really. Well I have to get fans first.

Rocco: Well I think you've got fans; You get plenty of positive feedback on the website- everybody loves your work...Well, I guess that concludes our interview, Thank you for talking to me.

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