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“I believe in an unconsciousness.  So it is possible to say that something causes something and you are not aware of it.  You just do...

“There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see.  When you’ve got it you’ve got it.  When you haven’t you start over. All the...

“I take it as a spiritual blessing to have been given an artist’s soul and eyes to see in wonder and awe.”                      Bethany...

“I felt so insufficiently equipped, so unprepared, so weak, and at the same time it seemed to me that my reflections on art were...

“I think that when one is young it is the object, the outside world that fire’s one’s enthusiasm: one is carried away by it.  In later...

“When we avoid our creativity, we avoid ourselves.  When we meet our creativity, we meet ourselves.”                      Julia Cameron I...

“Let the beauty we love be what we do”.                                                          Rumi I wrote last week about getting...

“I think these difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way,...

“I paint with the stubbornness I need for living, and I’ve found that all painters who love their art do the same.”                      ...

“Creativity is a life skill that must be continually cultivated.”   Jordan Ayan Where does creativity come from and what is it exactly?...

“Art is the opposite of nature.  A work of art can only come from the interior of man.”   Edward Munch “I love looking at abstract art, I...

“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”    ...

“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”                                                 Anonymous Someone this week...

“The act of creation is a kind of ritual.  The origins of art and human experience lie hidden in this mystery of creation. Human...

“My contact sheets become a kind of visual diary of all the things I have seen and experienced with my camera.  They contain the seeds...

“Art is a habit-forming drug.”     Marcel Duchamp In last week’s blog, I mentioned a list of: “24 Things to Loosen Up Your Art.” One that...

“No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.”    Edward Hopper I received a lot of responses to...

“Another thing about creation is that every day it is like it gave birth, and it’s always kind of innocent and refreshing.  So, it’s...

“Ultimately, my hope is to amaze myself.  The anticipation of discovering new possibilities becomes my greatest joy.” Jerry Uelsmann Your...

Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon; it is the very heart of painting.”                               Josef...