Jo Smail, Squashed Bug

Jo Smail's work is amazing. It's witty and wonderful.  She inspires me by the way she uses geometric and organic shapes together.  I want to incorporate that into my work.  As soon as I get a chance, I want to do some drawings with loose organic wanderings to see if they spark ideas for future paintings. I love the way she eliminates everything that is not necessary. Her work looks so easy, but for me it's so hard to get get that look. It never looks as beautiful and interesting as Jo Smail's work.

Pam Anderson, Bad Boob, detail 

I love Pam Anderson's work.  She uses text in her work so gracefully. Her small boxes contain so much information.  When I work that size, I always feel that I don't have enough room for anything except a field of color. I want to study her compositions for ideas on how to make my smaller work more interesting. I know my work is very different from hers, but I think I can learn a lot from looking at her work.