“The environment becomes inspiration. My response to it becomes idea. And idea becomes purpose and action through interpretation and painting.” IdeasInspirationActionPurposeEnvironmentPaintingResponseInterpretation Author:Gerald Brommer
“An artist who makes pictures that look good but express nothing is like a writer whose words sound good but have no meaning.” LooksArtistSoundExpression Author:Gerald Brommer
“Why was the painting made? What ideas of the artist can we sense? Can the personality and sensitivity of the artist be felt when studying the work? What is the artist telling us about his or her feelings about the subject? What response do I get from the message of the artist? Do I know the artist better because of the painting?” KnowsMadeIdeasFeelingsArtistFeltStudySubjectsPaintingPersonalityMessagesResponseSensitivity Author:Gerald Brommer
“Painting several comparative images is a profitable way to begin to understand the concept of content.” WayUnderstandingPaintingConceptsProfitable Author:Gerald Brommer
“I have a voracious appetite for images I can translate.” I CanDesireAppetiteTranslate Author:Wanda Koop
“I wish I felt energetic and could paint all the time, because there are so many paintings I'd like to do.” EnergyWishFeltPaintingPaintEnergetic Author:Wanda Koop
“For the surface, I'm not interested in painterly convention. It's more interesting if it looks like it painted itself.” IfsLooksInterestingSurfaceConventionsNot Interested Author:Wanda Koop