Overall, I thought Helen did a great job with this interview, just as Mrs, Hall did a great job explaining her career in art and responding to the questions. The video started with a discussion of how Colleen Hall's art career started. I thought it was really interesting that she had never really thought that art would end up being her full time job, and that she had a background in a different field - marketing. Mrs. Hall then goes on to talk about where she started with art. At first, she did a lot of interior murals, which makes a lot of sense as a starting point cause often the client would tell her what they wanted and she would execute that. To me, that sounds like a lot of pressure, which Mrs. Hall actually mentioned. After doing murals for years, Mrs. Hall says that she started to want to put more of her own ideas into the art she was producing. One way she did this was by focusing on more community projects and having "paint parties". I think this is such a cool idea and something I had never really thought about until helping with the Maggie Walker mural.
I really appreciated what Mrs. Hall had to say about the importance of experimentation, specifically when she mentions the retreat in France, even after having had an art career for years. I think this really speaks to what she said throughout the video about frequently changing directions and the importance of being open to evolving as an artist. Lastly, I really appreciated her advice at the end of the video to continue to push your own creativity no matter what.
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