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Brianna Noble's work has traditionally focused on their existence in their surroundings, community, and society. Noble's long-term goal in art-making is to, "just paint something pretty". The point of a pretty painting is that it has no story to tell, it is simply enjoyed. Noble’s work has unintentionally reflected the goal which has lent to incorporating mundanity of their surroundings. Their work is evolving by appreciating the simplicity of existing anytime, everyday.
Published on April 1st, 2025. Artist responses collected in months previous.
Talk about some of the logistics of your art practice. What systems do you have in place to help streamline your workflows?
I have my art for sale through Practical Art in Uptown Phoenix. It’s a gallery and store for Arizona artists. They do the amazing work of displaying and selling art for local artists and they know their artists too. It helps having a place you can refer people to to check out your art and be able to browse online or in store on their own time. It helps me a lot that they handle the packing and shipping part of selling so I don’t have to.
What is some advice for someone who does not have any experience who would like to pursue a career like yours?
-Research! As an artist, your career route can go a multitude of directions. Research those you admire and see how they got there, see if it’s in your realm or if there’s new opportunities you’d take on.
-Practice makes confidence. It’s art, no such thing as perfect but putting focus and practice into something you care about and have a passion for makes for speaking about it and creating it like second nature. Submitting and getting denied, updating your CV and artist statement, creating and not finishing, painting over paintings, all lead to confidently finishing work and being confident you’ve learned what you’re capable of.
What was the lowest point in your art career and how did you overcome those adversities?
Life always has its challenges. Some can take you down and keep you there for a while. I believe for me, I may not have a lowest point that I recognize yet but I’ve had some difficult challenges that I got myself through by having adult conversations with myself. I look at failure as a hiccup that serves the purpose of being evidence for the next attempt. I do my best to go by the mindset that I statistically I make it through, so what’s the challenge this time?
How did you come into the type of artwork you are doing now?
My third year in college I was starting to get into what I feel is my style. I was working on a piece that I was struggling to get through and had a conversation with my painting instructor how to finish it. What I learned from the conversation is to, “paint what I know”. Telling someone else’s story isn’t always for you to tell, especially when you know yours best. It helped me click into a way of thinking that I feel shaped how I create how I do now. I tell strictly my point of view which has helped me get into the thinking of my younger self and continuously work towards what I believe I’d create in the next decade or further.
What was an epiphany in your art practice that took you to the next level?
Anything can happen. Art has rules but it also really doesn’t. Realizing I don’t need to ask permission or follow a criteria opened my mind. A painting isn’t simply a portrait or landscape. I can intertwine the past and future, indoors and outdoors, reality and fantasy. One of the most important features in my work is the human figure, it matters the most so I paint them to my fullest extent. Everything else around it is information but not as important. Sometimes they’re just drawings and for me, understanding I can make whatever I want happen means I don’t need to paint a background object to the same degree as a the focus of the painting. It felt wrong to me for a while but I remember this is what I paint and anything I want to happen, can.
Talk about some of the logistics of your art practice. What systems do you have in place to help streamline your workflows?
I have my art for sale through Practical Art in Uptown Phoenix. It’s a gallery and store for Arizona artists. They do the amazing work of displaying and selling art for local artists and they know their artists too. It helps having a place you can refer people to to check out your art and be able to browse online or in store on their own time. It helps me a lot that they handle the packing and shipping part of selling so I don’t have to.
What is some advice for someone who does not have any experience who would like to pursue a career like yours?
-Research! As an artist, your career route can go a multitude of directions. Research those you admire and see how they got there, see if it’s in your realm or if there’s new opportunities you’d take on.
-Practice makes confidence. It’s art, no such thing as perfect but putting focus and practice into something you care about and have a passion for makes for speaking about it and creating it like second nature. Submitting and getting denied, updating your CV and artist statement, creating and not finishing, painting over paintings, all lead to confidently finishing work and being confident you’ve learned what you’re capable of.
What was the lowest point in your art career and how did you overcome those adversities?
Life always has its challenges. Some can take you down and keep you there for a while. I believe for me, I may not have a lowest point that I recognize yet but I’ve had some difficult challenges that I got myself through by having adult conversations with myself. I look at failure as a hiccup that serves the purpose of being evidence for the next attempt. I do my best to go by the mindset that I statistically I make it through, so what’s the challenge this time?
How did you come into the type of artwork you are doing now?
My third year in college I was starting to get into what I feel is my style. I was working on a piece that I was struggling to get through and had a conversation with my painting instructor how to finish it. What I learned from the conversation is to, “paint what I know”. Telling someone else’s story isn’t always for you to tell, especially when you know yours best. It helped me click into a way of thinking that I feel shaped how I create how I do now. I tell strictly my point of view which has helped me get into the thinking of my younger self and continuously work towards what I believe I’d create in the next decade or further.
What was an epiphany in your art practice that took you to the next level?
Anything can happen. Art has rules but it also really doesn’t. Realizing I don’t need to ask permission or follow a criteria opened my mind. A painting isn’t simply a portrait or landscape. I can intertwine the past and future, indoors and outdoors, reality and fantasy. One of the most important features in my work is the human figure, it matters the most so I paint them to my fullest extent. Everything else around it is information but not as important. Sometimes they’re just drawings and for me, understanding I can make whatever I want happen means I don’t need to paint a background object to the same degree as a the focus of the painting. It felt wrong to me for a while but I remember this is what I paint and anything I want to happen, can.
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