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all aboUt artLet’s get to know a little bit about Meagan Park

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ell us a little about yourself personally and if you attend-ed school or if you are a self taught makeup artist?

For as long as I can remember I have always been passionate about makeup! I would sit in my room for hours as a young girl experimenting with differ-ent looks that I saw in magazines and such. I al-ways recruited friends and family as guinea pigs, and am grateful they were willing to cooperate in my antics! I believe that makeup, as with any art, comes from the soul! It’s not something you can truly learn in a classroom! Of course anyone can learn the basics, but in order to make it your own and be successful at it you must have that pas-sion and drive that comes from within!

Do you think going to school for make-up artistry is important to excel in the business later on?

Some people/agencies may feel more comfort-able recruiting you if you have a degree or certifi-cate, but I feel that it’s not “Necessary” in the art world.

TLet your work speak for itself! If you are good, Pe-ople will notice!

Who or what inspired you to become a makeup artist?

I will have to say that the fashion world, magazines and such, played a big part in my up-rising. I would thumb though magazines looking at the beautiful models, all the while thinking to myself “I could to-tally do that look” or, “I could have done way better than that!” …..I still think that way! Haha!

What is your favorite or most exciting aspect about your job?

I LOVE being able to express myself through my art but to me, it’s all about the transformation! It’s almost like I am in charge of turning a plain old! caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly! I just love the beauty in it, and being able to bring that beauty out in everyone! I love to witness the look on my clients’ faces when they see themselves in the mirror for the first time after a makeup session! It’s priceless! It’s Elating!

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What surprises you most about working as a ma-keup artist?

The fact that there are SO many women who do not see their true beauty! There are a LOT of wo-men who don’t wear makeup or don’t think that they could pull it off. Take Red lipstick as an exam-ple! I always hear “Oh NO that is TOO bold for me!” but when they see how fierce they look with their sexy red lips they are always taken aback! It’s an awesome feeling making a woman realize her inner sexiness!

Describe your “Classic Approach to Beauty.” how do you define beauty?

Beauty comes from within, no matter your skin type, weight, height, age, color, gender….none of that really matters! To me, It’s all about what ma-kes YOU feel truly sexy and beautiful! If you FEEL beautiful, everyone will notice! That inner light will shine through! I strive to bring that “inner light” out in all of my clients, and for some it’s the first time they see it and It’s just amazing!

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What individual products and brands are you “ad-dicted” to at the moment and use on a daily basis?

I am a long time fan of M.A.C Cosmetics, although I have found that there are a lot of affordable drug store brands out there that are less expensive but very effective! Some of my recent favorite drug store finds are: “The Falsies” mascara by Maybel-line! I use it myself daily and It’s amazing! Espe-cially for the price, my lashes truly look like fals-ies! I LOVE the ELF brand crème eyeliner! It is long lasting, smudge proof, very easy to use, and one little jar lasts a very long time! I am also a big fan of the Revlon High Definition foundation. It’s blend ability and coverage are comparable to the more expensive brands! However, If you prefer not to use liquid foundation, I highly recommend the Bare Minerals line of foundation powders. Al-though more expensive, When it comes to maxi-mum coverage without the heavy feel of liquids, they rock! A little goes a LONG way!

What are some of the most basic but effective skin care tips in general that you have, that are really important?

MOISTURIZE!!!!!! Ladies, keep your faces moi-sturized, and also wash your makeup off every night before bed! This will prevent major brea-kouts! Use products that are made especially for your skin type! I personally recommend the Avon skincare line! It’s less expensive than department store brands, and they make it easy to target your individual needs!

Have you had an extreme, crazy or bad experien-ce with a skin care product or during a makeup session? If so, what happened?

I can’t say that I have really! I always use products that are hypo-allergenic and oil free!

“Believe!”… Believe in yourself, your dreams….Just Believe!”

-Kae

Lip gloss or Lipstick. Which product is best? Why?

It’s totally up to the individual! Lip Gloss is sheer and shiny, Lip Stick can be matte or shiny but the colors are more intense. I love both! Depen-ding on my mood! And the occasion! The great thing about makeup is, you can create your own combina-tions! Your favorite Lipstick topped off with your favorite lip gloss….Epic!

What do you find to be the most common mista-kes women make with makeup? What’s the worst thing a woman can do to her skin?

Take it easy on the bronzers AND self tanners, especially when used together! Orange is not a good color….Unless you are actually an orange! I also find that a lot of women don’t wear blush! I think it’s because they are afraid to overdo it. Find a shade that is comparable to your natural “Blush” color. Light pinks or peaches de-pending on your skin type will re-ally bring out your cheekbones. Don’t forget about your eyebrows, ladies!!! Pluck, wax, shave and/or fill-in…whatever your preference...Your eyebrows and cheekbones can really define your face when accentuated! Most importantly, use a moisturizer that at least contains an SPF 15 sunscreen. SPF 15 will allow your skin to get SOME co-lor from the sun while blocking out most of the harmful rays that cause those unsightly wrinkles! It’s also a happy medium between looking like a lobster or a vampire!

What do you think are best/worst trends in the makeup / skin care in-dustry right now?

TRENDS are just that….trendy…and usually outrageous! Unless you are a runway model, rock star or actress/ac-tor keep it simple!

What feature(s) do you love to accentuate and why?

I like to accentuate a clients’ best feature, whether it be their eyes, lips, skin or all of the above…I have an eye for beauty and glamour and will make sure they stand out above all!

What are your steps for the perfect, flawless, nat-ural look?

For a natural look, I recommend a tinted SPF 15 moisturizer, with a bit of bronzer on the cheek-bones & temples. Fill-in the eyebrow with a wa-terproof eye pencil, not too heavy!! And a natural waterproof brown mascara (If you have black eye-lashes, use a waterproof black mascara). Finish it off with a light pink or clear lipgloss or an SPF lip balm and you’re ready for the beach!

What is a really quick way to change a day look to a special occasion or night-time face?

It’s all about the eyes! The classic smoky eye is easy to do and will make your eyes really pop! Especially if you are like most women and wear a light brown eye shadow during the daytime. 1. Add a darker brown (or black, if you are daring) shade to the outer crease of your eyes and blend well in-ward toward your nose. 2. Line the top eyelids with black eyeliner (If you wish) 3. Use a white or “bone” color eye shadow to high-light just underneath the eyebrow and blend well. 4. Refresh your lashes with a coat of mascara

5. Finish it off with a bit of a pink blush on the cheekbones, face powder on your shiny spots and a light pink or clear lip gloss for sultry shiny lips! Voila!

What do your clients think of you? What are some individual testimonials?

In MY opinion, they all love me!! Haha! But I guess you would have to ask them that question! I have a testimonial page on my website, any and ALL feedback is welcomed! (www.facesofkae.com)

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What drives you to paint the way that you do?

I’m not really sure what drives me to paint the way that I do, painting has always been a love of mine –When I was in Kindergarten, we had to dress up as what we were going to be when we grew up - beside the mini-doctors and firefighters I stood in paint-splattered clothes and told my class I was go-ing to be an Artist. I think it’s in my blood, My Family and I Have always been the ‘artsy type’…

Walk us through a normal work day for yourself?

Well, the main part of painting is that I have to get myself prepared to sit for atleast a few hours at a time – and that involves the kinda quirky and weird set-up rituals that I have… It Goes Something Like This: I can’t paint in a dirty house, even though I have my own Studio to lock myself away in, I can’t relax and have a clear mind knowing my carpet hasn’t been vaccumed… After my house is some-what squared away - I have to brew some coffee, Light a Candle, Turn The Stereo Up ( I like to sing while I paint ), Make Sure I have Clean Brushes and Water, I like to wear my Slippers too – My Cat, Kiwi, will need her bed set up so she take a nap be-side me... After all of that, and probably more, I sit in my Chair and begin to unwind… the rest is his-tory, I get lost in what I like to call ‘Painting Land’…

These Are My Stories

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et’s start off by introducing you to Charlotte. Who are you and what do you do?

My Name is Meagan Park - I am a Portrait Artist, a Painter, or What I like to Call a Paintslinger -

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What’s your background, how did you start?

It really started in High School Art Class, af-ter I decided that playing Clarinet and Softball just weren’t my thing. I’m not much of a team player. – That’s Where I painted my first real Portrait, my first real Paintings – That’s where I started entering art shows, and Had my first Offer on one of my Paintings, which I thank-fully turned down… High School is where my real true Love for Portrait Painting and not just my natural creativity began.

What role do you think an artist has in soci-ety?

It has a huge role – it’s how people express themselves when words can’t, then in return other people decorate their homes and every-thing else under the sun with it, and sit and wonder what the artist was thinking, how they were feeling when they were painting, and what’s the story behind the painting…

How has your style changed over time if at all?

My style, I don’t think has changed much, I think I have matured and learned a lot as an artist, but I’m pretty sure my style is still Mea-gan…

What art do you most identify with?

The very first painting I ever painted waayyy back was a recreation of Vincent Van Goghs, ‘Starry Night’ – After that I did my own thing, so I think some of my style and brushstrokes maybe in some way are similar to him…

Or, there are the people who see a painting, like it’s pretty colors and that’s as far as the thought process goes… But Whatever, even though every painting of mine has a story, whether you care or not, I’m just happy to have my paintings out there for people to see .

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I work as a Veterinary Technician, My Other Love in Life is Animals. Animals are just awesome in every single way… Working With and Around Ani-mals and ‘Animal People’ really got me into Paint-ing Pet Portraits – It started with, ‘Hey I heard you paint, will you paint my Dog??’ And it took off from there… Last Year I Was Commissioned to Paint Seventeen Pet Portraits, and I’m Happy with that…

Why art?

Because that’s how I express myself – You know, sometimes I wish I didn’t have such a boring tal-ent. Sometimes I wish I could sing and play Guitar, or Dance. But, painting is what I have, so I’m just gonna go with it and be happy and thankful that I have been able to do as much work as I have, so far…

What memorable responses have you had to your work?Some of the most Memorable responses are from the ‘not an artistic bone in my body’ side of the family…

What kind of artwork do you most enjoying doing?

I Love to Paint murals on walls, abstract and free paintings on canvas, but my true love is to paint portraits, of People or Furry Friends

What themes do you pursue?

Lately, I’ve Been Painting Pet Portraits – Depend-ing on who I am Painting for and what exactly it is that they want will depend on the theme as well – Some people like their paintings more ‘traditional’ but I’ve also been asked to paint Pet Portraits that are Colorful and Funky and Fun –

What’s your favorite art work?

My Favorite painting that I finished is called ‘Cres-cent Sun’ , I painted it for Fun a Few Years ago and has been hanging on my wall since… I just love it, it was unplanned, it just came from within…

What jobs have you done/doing other than being an artist?

Pipe Dreams

I guess because I never really told my family I paint, I don’t really talk about it, I just do it – Then when they actually see my paintings they don’t be-lieve that I painted it… Then I don’t know how to respond, so I just get all shy when people make a big deal about it…

Are there any challenges with being a painter and having a husband who is a musician?

No Challenges Here! When He has Practice or a Recording Session that’s the perfect time for me to get it together and paint the night away… We Sometimes Visit Each other’s Studios for a Lesson in Painting or To Learn a Few Chords on a Gui-tar... We Love and Accept Each other’s Abilities, that’s what makes it work, that’s what makes it so awesome – We drive Each other to do better and Never Give up On Our Lifelong Dreams - You Only Live once, you know…

Is there anything you dislike about the art world?

I’m sure if I was out and about in the Art World a little more I could find a thing or two that I dislike

about it… maybe some people come off snobby or unaccepting of something new… But, the thing I’ve learned about being an artist is that people will criticize you, people will not like what you’ve spent hours and hours working on, and you have to learn to be okay with that. Same goes with any other type if artist, musician, or whatever, people always try to find what you could have done better and not what you did amazingly…

What do you like about your work?

I like that my work is a reflection of myself, I have basically no influences, I just paint from my heart…

What makes you angry?

If you know me, you know there isn’t much that makes me angry… So, I’m not really gonna elabo-rate on that…

What research do you do?

Research about Art isn’t really on the top of my list of things to learn about… If there is anything I research the most it would be about Nutrition, Physical, and Mental health... Painting is definitely one of the things that I practice to keep my mind healthy…

What superpower would you have and why?

I would be able to Fly! Because it would awesome and there isn’t any other Freedom like it… I dream about it all the time.

Name something you love, and why.

Other than Art and Animals – My natural, lifetime Loves… I Love Yoga! Because it has taught me more than I ever imagined… it has taught me to be patient and accepting of things that I cannot change, it has taught me to be strong willed and determined, it has taught me to Stop, Breathe, and Let Go of things that do me no good. And, I’m sure the longer I practice there will be more posi-tive things I will be able to take from it and put into my everyday life and relationships…

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What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been giv-en?

The best advice I have been given, came from my Uncle Blake (who is an artist as well) when I just wasn’t feelin’ a painting I was commissioned to paint, and I was having trouble getting into it… And this is what he said:

“Michelangelo, Rembrandt and all the other greats did commissioned works that hang in museums today. They had patrons who supported them and gave them work to push them to be better.

Try to get your head into your work and do it with all you’ve got. Learn to be thankful that you are blessed enough even to get commissions. That’s a major accomplishment in itself that should not be overlooked.

Take on your commissions like they are for the Medici and then make your masterpieces. Make your commissions come from your heart too. You can do things to make them that way. I’m sure that you have the creativity to figure out how to do that. All artists need encouragement every now and then. We are emotional creatures. Pour your emo-tion out in your work.”

Professionally, what’s your goal?

I would love to eventually sell my paintings to major Retail Businesses (Target, Kohls, etc.) and have prints sold Nationwide… that would be awesome.

What wouldn’t you do without?

I Wouldn’t do without Wonderful People, Like Yourself, Who Want to Let the World Know about People Like Myself…

Name something you don’t love, and why.

Public Television, because I think it does nothing but suck you in to watching and believing things that do not matter, which can keep you from being productive and doing things that actually do mat-ter.

What is your dream project?

I’d love to be commissioned to paint portraits for some of my favorite Recording Artist…

Name three artists you’d like to be compared to.

I’d rather not be compared to anyone, I like to just be Myself…

Favorite or most inspirational place (in Charlotte)?

Besides my Art Studio and my House – You know Artist of every kind like to visit NoDa, because there are so many likeminded people in the area, and others who just appreciate art in general… Not like I go there to chat and tell people about my paintings, but it’s fun to go hang out in the sum-mertime and support musicians (and artist) from around the town…

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