Alabama Artist Case File 001 - Crews, Amy - AmyCrewGallery.comQ. When did you first realize you wanted to become an artist?
A. I actually sold small drawings door to door in our neighborhood when I was 4. Throughout school, teachers would encourage me to pursue art giving me plenty of space to display. When I was 15 or 16, I was amazed when a kind man, Dr. Herd, saw a color pencil drawing I had done of a father and daughter on a beach and was determined to purchase it. I had no idea what to charge so he came up with a solution. He presented me with the finest set of colored pencils he could find in exchange for the drawing which he hung in his office. Each time I saw him thereafter; he would bring it up and ask me what I was doing with my talent and insist that I don’t neglect it. I don’t know where he is now, but I would love to tell him what an impact his encouragement made on my life.
Q. What medium do you prefer to work with?
A. Oil
Q. What do you like to use as you subject matter?
A. I tend to focus on the simple things and paint still life arrangements I create in my studio or from photographs. Typically nature is my subject matter.
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