“I cannot draw a human figure if I don't know the order of his bones, muscles or tendons. Same is that I cannot draw a human face if I don't know what's going on his mind and heart. In order to paint life one must understand not only anatomy, but what people feel and think about the world they live in. The painter who knows his own craft and nothing else will turn out to be a very superficial artist.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWorldFeelsMindHumansHeartFacesArtistOrderTurnsFiguresDrawsPaintBonesPainterCraftsMusclesSuperficialHeart And MindAnatomyHuman Faces Author:Irving Stone
“Art's a staple. Like bread or wine or a warm coat in winter. Those who think it is a luxury have only a fragment of a mind. Man's spirit grows hungry for art in the same way his stomach growls for food.” ThinkingMenWayMindArtSpiritGrowsWineWinterWarmHungryBreadLuxuryStomachCoatsFragmentsStaples Author:Irving Stone
“His mind was like a soup dish, wide and shallow; it could hold a small amount of nearly anything, but the slightest jarring spilled the soup into somebody's lap” MindAmountWideDishesShallowSoupLapComebackSmall Amounts Author:Irving Stone
“When I have trouble writing, I step outside my studio into the garden and pull weeds until my mind clears--I find weeding to be the best therapy there is for writer's block.” WritingMindStepsTroubleGardenStudiosBlockTherapyBeing The BestWeedWriter's Block Author:Irving Stone
