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Featured Artist: David Iles
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Specs
Artist statement: Making art is an unstoppable force in my life.

Nickname? Nope

Hometown: Kent Wa.

Age: 52

Website: davidiles.com

Favorite Cereal? Nope

Favorite artist? Constantly changing

Favorite Drink? water _ daytime / beer _nighttime

Favorite album? Nope

Waffles or pancakes? Waffles

Favorite word? Nope

Biggest influence in your life? Nature

How long does it take to create a piece? Minutes to years

What types of materials do you use for creating you art? Oil, wax, alkyd, acrylic, egg tempera, wood, cloth, sculpy, pigment, glass beads, hair, steel wool, plus anything else that I get my hands on

What motivates your creativity? Everything

What art to you most identify with? Bosh, Bacon, Siqueros, Rembrandt, Sepik river carving, kids work, Klee, Miro, Dali, Dix, Goya, Grunwald,  +++++

Any words of wisdom? Biological evolution works because individuals want/need to pass as many copies of their genes on to the next generation as possible. Much of animal (humans are animals) behavior can be explained around this basic drive.

and a Zen Koan.

"A student asked their master: Master what is enlightenment like?
The master replied; it is like thieves sneaking into an empty house."

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