“Art has to be incredibly layered. Symbols, signifiers... layers that relate. Combine signifiers with more abstract notions. Push! Vary lines.” ArtLinesNotionSymbolsRelateAbstractLayersVary Author:Kay WalkingStick
“Journal what you love, what you hate, what's in your head, what's important. Journaling organizes your thoughts; allows you to see things in a concrete way that otherwise you might not see. Focus on what you think you need to find in your art.” ThinkingWayNeedsArtImportantMightHateFocusConcreteOrganizeJournalWhat You LoveWhat's ImportantJournaling Author:Kay WalkingStick
“You can be sure that most of the high positions in the country would be empty if one were admitted only after an examination as severe as the one we painters must pass.” IfsCountryWould BePositionAcceptanceEmptyPainterSevereExamination Author:Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
“How many attempts, now happy, now unhappy!... He who has not felt the difficulties of his art does nothing that counts.” DoeArtFeltDifficultyUnhappy Author:Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
“One makes use of pigments, but one paints with one's feelings.” UseFeelingsEmotionPaintPigment Author:Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
“It is sometimes hard to escape the belief that history exists against the artist.” SometimesHardArtistBeliefTradition Author:Hisham Matar
“The process of art-making is full of happy accidents - what fun!” ArtFunProcessAccidentsHappy AccidentsArt Making Author:Max Elliott Slade
“Change shakes us up, and we can thank our Muse for it... we are driven by change to create, to excel, and to become better humans, perhaps even more sensitive humans!” HumansChangeDrivenSensitiveShakesMuse Author:Max Elliott Slade
“Caring for friends opens the heart, and gifts us with the privilege of sharing the fruits of our self-imposed and necessary solitude.” HeartSelfFriendshipSolitudeFruitPrivilegeCaring Author:Max Elliott Slade
“Sometimes it is best to burn paintings that just don't burn.” SometimesPaintingBurning Author:David Luiz