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Conversations with Artists: Christopher Remmers

Lisa Cyr

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1630"] Annicha by Christopher Remmers[/caption] Conversations with Artists is an ongoing series that I am doing for Muddy Colors. This month, I was able to have an insightful conversation with classically trained oil painter, educator and entrepreneur Christopher Remmers. We talked about his unique approach to ideation and development, creating preparatory studies, painting on an epic scale and storytelling through personal myth and immersive experiences. Check out our conversation and studio visit…

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“How do you know when you’re finished?”

Vanessa Lemen

September 11, 2025 - This is answering the question “How do you know when you’re finished?” when it comes to a painting or creative project, especially something that is without a deadline and/or is not using a reference but is invented or from imagination. This answer is the way I tend to think about it, and expands on the concept of that answer that is based on a feeling of being finished, which of course includes being sufficiently satisfied with the technical aspects of the piece, but in this article, I focus more on the feeling of knowing something is finished, and what that means. I understand why it’s asked. It’s as if to say “without a deadline or reference point of some sort, it feels as if you could just keep going on and on, and never be…

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