Any proud best friend would love to show off their partner in crime, especially if they’re pretty much the next Picasso. For me, this is the lovely Zanah Khan; as of late, more and more of the people around Her Campus Scranton have been noticing her paintings, so I felt it was only necessary to share her gift with the rest of you! I present to you our very own little artist:
Name: Zanah Khan
Hometown: Moosic, PA
Class of: 2019
Major: Biology, Pre-Med
HC: How has sophomore year been treating you?
ZK: Sophomore year has been sooOooOo awesome. I became a commuter this semester, and it’s different, but I like it. But obviously I miss you, ex-roomie!
HC: All of us Her Campus Scranton have become obsessed with your artwork, so tell us a little about when you really got into it.
ZK: Probably junior year of high school, that was when I first took a more serious art class. Then I realized it was a really fun outlet and I could express my creativity. I guess I felt like I was good at it. I started to really like it because I felt like I could display my personality and the things I find interesting.
HC: What/Where do you find your inspiration from?
ZK: Other artists, things in my daily life, my friends, and I like recreating album and book covers.
HC: Could you pick a modern artist who influences your work?
ZK: Margaret Berg, she does really pretty water color flowers that I love.
HC: How would you like to see your art platform grow?
ZK: I think I’d just like to make more artwork in the summer and experiment with different mediums. I want to start painting larger sized canvases. I just want to do more self-inspired pieces instead of being influenced by other artists. I feel like in the summer I’ll have more time to paint.
HC: Is there a specific medium you enjoy using?
ZK: Watercolors are my favorite because I think they’re the prettiest, but I like acrylic paint as well. It really depends on the desired look of the painting.
HC: Do you ever sell your art?
ZK: It sounds like a fun idea and I’d love to be able to share paintings with people who like the same things as me but I have never really pursued that.
HC: We heard you have an art Instagram account, could you pretty please share with us?
ZK: Sure! Its @zanahbananart.
HC: If you could pick your three favorite pieces, which would they be?
ZK: I like Tyler the Creator’s Cherry Bomb album cover that I painted. I also love this random skull I did, and finally the Harry Potter series Chamber of Secrets cover.