“Sometimes I'm inspired by a certain part of my life - I'm thinking about a place and I'll mix the colors from memory.” ThinkingSometimesCertainMemoriesColorInspired Author:Jose Parla
“You try to tap into a memory and you close your eyes and it comes back. So I was doing this in the painting and then that became a practice of mine. Sometimes it was a cathartic situation, a way to meditate.” WayTryingSometimesEyeMemoriesSituationPracticeMinesPaintingCathartic Author:Jose Parla
“Sometimes I'm not so sure how healthy it is because it's exhausting to put all your emotion into your work, but I guess I should be thankful for that. I don't want the work to be about anything else but the truth and honesty.” WantShouldSometimesEmotionHonestyHealthyBeing ThankfulExhaustingTruth And Honesty Author:Jose Parla
“Sometimes I think I shouldn't explain much about my work because people will just feel what they feel when they see it. They'll love it or hate it or enjoy it on their own, like how I've looked at abstract paintings of other artists and cried or felt happy because I've felt, "Wow, I've lived that, I've understood that."” PeopleThinkingFeelsSometimesArtistHateFeltEnjoyPaintingUnderstoodAbstractWowCriedAbstract Painting Author:Jose Parla