“I love the fact that this art might somehow affect the way people see, and thus open a window on the world.” Quote by Burton Silverman
“Sometimes I misstep into something perhaps I shouldn't, but with age comes a thick, high pair of rubber boots to wade through the barnyard. We should all have to get to the dirt and 'muck out' at some point in our lives.” ShouldSometimesAgeOur LivesPairsBootsThickDirtRubberWade Author:Janice Tanton
“Creatives are feared and ridiculed... and at the same time highly valued for their ability to see things that others do not.” AbilityAbility To See Author:Janice Tanton
“I care about the human race, and I strive to understand it.” HumansCareHumanityRaceStriveHuman RaceI Care Author:Janice Tanton
“I saw a great bumper sticker that read: 'Do something that scares you every day.' That really stuck with me. I try to live like that.” TryingSawsRiskStuckScareBumperStickerBumper Sticker Author:Janice Tanton
“There are many things one thinks about in a painting. Often, it's how to handle your chosen medium and how to best reveal the light in a three-dimensional form on a two-dimensional surface.” ThinkingTwoLightFormThreePaintingSurfaceTechniqueHandleChosenMediums Author:Janice Tanton
“Living in my head isn't fun sometimes. A kajillion thoughts are there at any one time, and the only place I find peace is at the easel.” SometimesFunOne TimeFinding Peace Author:Janice Tanton
“I paint to understand my world and my place in it. I paint to pray, to curse, to sort, to number, to structure, to destructure, to bleed, to preserve, to recognize, to see, to hide, to show, to tell, to think, to stop thinking, to detest, to love, to act, to be still, to laugh, to cry, to detest, but mostly to love for now I am human, but in a few short years I will be something else.” ThinkingWorldYearsHumansStillsShowsUnderstandingNumbersLaughingCryPrayingStructurePaintPreservesCurseDetest Author:Janice Tanton
“The longer we live, the more we are obliged to confront the deeper meaning of what it is we do.” DeeperObligedDeeper Meaning Author:David Toop
“Sometimes I'd like everybody who is stuck, or lost, or vacant to stay that way and keep silent for as long as it takes, but that's the critic in me talking.” WayLongSometimesLostTalkingSilentCriticsStuckVacant Author:David Toop
“I spend 60 hours a week on my business but I don't work for a minute. Work is hard. But what I do - writing, speaking, researching, learning, and sharing information - is pure joy. It's what I was called to do.” WritingHardJoyHoursWorkWeekMinutesInformationPurePure JoySharing Information Author:Carmine Gallo