“I did take one drawing class in school, but for this book I spent a lot of time talking to painters and asking them silly questions.” BookSchoolTalkingClassAskingDrawingSillyPainterClasses In School Author:Liza Campbell
“I read letters and journal entries by [Georgia] O'Keeffe (which were infinitely more useful than any critical analysis of her work).” LettersCriticalAnalysisJournalGeorgiaEntryGeorgia O KeeffeCritical Analysis Author:Liza Campbell
“I did make several trips to the very wonderful [Georgia] O'Keeffe museum. Besides the art (my favorite paintings are from her Pelvis series) my favorite thing about the museum is the architecture. I love how enormously tall the doors are - it is like going into a church. There is also something home-like about the layout of the museum. I wish I could live there!” ArtHomeWishChurchWonderfulDoorsPaintingSeriesMy FavoriteArchitectureTallMuseumsGeorgiaFavorites ThingsLayoutGeorgia O Keeffe Author:Liza Campbell
“The book [The Dissemblers] officially came out two weeks after my thirtieth birthday...am I still young?” StillsTwoBookYoungWeekTwo Weeks Author:Liza Campbell
“One thing that was inspiring to me in my research about [Georgia] O'Keeffe was to learn that in addition to her success she had very hard times, and times when she was frustrated and uninspired.” HardOne ThingResearchHard TimesFrustratedGeorgiaUninspiredGeorgia O Keeffe Author:Liza Campbell
“Yet [Georgia O'Keeffe ] always stayed true to her vision, and was at times uncompromising in following the path she saw for herself.” VisionPathSawsFollowingGeorgiaUncompromisingGeorgia O Keeffe Author:Liza Campbell
“I hope to work through disappointment and frustration with as much grace as [Georgia] O'Keeffe did, and I hope to have the same confidence in my own vision.” My OwnVisionGraceDisappointmentFrustrationGeorgiaGeorgia O Keeffe Author:Liza Campbell
“When I finished the book [The Dissemblers], I sent it to one billion agents, and got one billion rejections.” BookFinishedBillionsAgentsRejection Author:Liza Campbell
“Finally, I found a wonderful agent who wanted to work with me, and she sent it to one billion publishers and received one billion rejections, until I was fortunate enough to be matched up with the Permanent Press.” EnoughWantedFoundWonderfulPressesBillionsAgentsPermanentFortunateRejectionPublishersMatched Author:Liza Campbell