RAJANA: Please introduce yourself.
PHEAKDEY: Ok, I am Khmer. I am a 20-years-old graphic design student at
Ahuntsic College in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
RAJANA: Oh, Montreal? You must speak French then, right?
PHEAKDEY: , bien sûr. Comment allez-vous?
RAJANA: How many siblings do you have?
When did your parents immigrate to Canada?
PHEAKDEY: When I was around 16 or 17 years old, so around '93 or '94.
RAJANA: Who is Spencer Nakasako and what is
your relationship with him?
PHEAKDEY: I live with my parents, two sisters and a brother.
Our family came to Canada in 1986 when I was about two years old.
RAJANA: So you tell us that you paint.
What kind of subjects do you enjoy most?
PHEAKDEY: : Yes, especially abstract images. My favorite color is
green so I enjoy painting images of landscape and nature.
RAJANA: Oh, your favorite color is green. Why is that?
PHEAKDEY: : I am attracted to all colors, but the color green
means peace to me. And peace gives me hope.
RAJANA: Who are your favorite painters and why?
PHEAKDEY: : I don't really have a favorite one. There are too many and every painter
or artist has inspired me. Like Vincent Van Gogh for his marvelous color in his painting,
Claude Monet for his blurry vision which reminds me as something almost like abstract
visual or Albert Marquet for his soft color in his watercolor. Note that its mainly
French painters.
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