“Not everybody paints what the public will pay for. The method in which an artist receives money is nobody's business, what matters is that paintings are produced.” MatterArtistPayPaintingMethodPaintProfessionWhat Matters Author:Jim Rowe
“Faith is the physical description of God. That's what He is. It's the only word we have in our language to accurately describe His physical form.” FormLanguageDescription Author:Jim Rowe
“What influenced my style was the feeling that I was a lousy artist... I was like the ugly duckling, not knowing what I was, style-wise, and thinking I was all on my own... I evolved into a style that couldn't be compared to anyone else.” ThinkingFeelingsArtistMy OwnKnowingWiseStyleUglyNot KnowingDucklingsUgly Duckling Author:Jim Rowe
“Success is the 'discovery,' the creation of an idea, pulling something out of the depths of your mind that never existed before. To further complete that success, a painting is made as a communication tool for that idea.” MindMadeIdeasCreationPaintingCommunicationDiscoveryToolsDepthPulling Author:Jim Rowe
“If a person really believes they need some kind of special inherited talent or proper-sided brain functioning, this will interfere with their productivity. I don't want to know what side of the brain I am using.” IfsKnowsWantNeedsBelieveKindPersonsSidesBrainSpecialTalentProductivityInterfere Author:Jim Rowe
“Make a small painting of what you want to do... and project it up on a white wall... The enlarged version is so changed that there is no way of just visualizing it in the brain... It's a whole new dimension in painting.” WayWantWholeWhiteBrainTechnologyChangedPaintingWallProjectsWhat You WantVersionsDimensionsVisualizingWhite Walls Author:Jim Rowe
“I just paint to fulfill an urge. When I don't have the urge, I just don't paint. This is not some stupid contest. But if it is, I feel like the winner that came in last.” IfsFeelsLastsWinningStupidPaintWinnerUrgesContests Author:Jim Rowe
“Through a process of trial and error and experimentation, I discovered the simplest method - using only black - produced work with the strongest visual impact installed.” ProcessBlackMethodImpactErrorsTrialsVisualsStrongestSimplestExperimentationTrial And Error Author:Paul Russo
“There must not be a canon of orthodoxy where art is judged and measured. The culture cannot move forward with our heads turned backwards.” ArtMovingCultureArt IsMoving ForwardJudgedBackwardsOrthodoxyCanon Author:Paul Russo