“Pseudo-critics prefer to direct their remarks to the artist - Heaven forgive them - but one due rather to a common impression that such an attitude is the correct one, that all paintings should be figuratively mutilated, and that all artists are fair game, or really grateful perhaps for a few tips.” ShouldArtistGamesHeavenCommonAttitudePaintingFairsDirectGratefulForgivingCriticsDuesImpressionRemarksPseudoFair Game Author:Walter J. Phillips
“Nobody knows what makes good art. As an artist, when it happens, you're grateful, and then you get on with it.” KnowsArtHappensArtistStandardsGratefulNobody KnowsGood Art Author:Alice Neel
“When we are moved by art we are grateful that the artist lived, grateful that he labored in the service of his gifts.” ArtArtistGratefulMoved Book:The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World Source: The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World