PIXIPORT-GLIMPSING AN INSIGHT Photo Artists Interviews

PIXIPORT-GLIMPSING AN INSIGHT Photo Artists Interviews: "GLIMPSING AN INSIGHT INTO THE WORK OF DOMINIC ROUSE
A few weeks ago Helyn sent me an email which read 'scarlet here is our Featured Artist, I would like you to interview him; his work will INSPIRE you.' After I had looked at Dominic Rouse`s `Angeline` I emailed back; It Won`t; I give up. And that was before I`d looked, with eyes wide open and full of envy, at his outstanding, enormously A Mazing body of work; some of which can now be seen on pixiport. So with a blend of trepidation and great admiration I asked Dominic if he would risk a chat; he kindly said yes.
Scarlet: Hi Dominic, nice to meet you, your work is truly beautiful and extremely well crafted, you are a master, an artist.
Dominic: Thank you, but I would never have considered myself an artist until recently. I am a little uncomfortable being called an artist. 'Photographer' still feels more appropriate. Some viewers don't think that what I produce is photography and that's fine too. I simply enjoy making images. What a beautiful way to spend one's time. How I do them is only of interest to trainspotters, copyists and policemen. Why should I care which brushes Leonardo used, I only care that he painted at all. The idea is king and craft its servant.
Scarlet: Brilliant! ! Beautifully put .. I have never thought of myself as a trainspotter, but I would love to know how, see; and watch you making your visions appear. I liken you to a magician who has trained and studiedly practiced his skill to a fine tune then skillfully produces intricate works of art and magic; seamlessly and effortlessly to perfection. But why and how were you attracted to a box with a hole in it?
Dominic: By default. For reasons best known to the gods my career choice was journalism. I did not possess the 'A Levels' needed for "