“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” LifeArtWisdomLife IsWords Of WisdomTravelArt IsDrawingLife ExperienceEraseMeaningful LifeExpress YourselfArt Of LivingCreative ArtCreative ArtistsArt And ArtistsArt And CreativityInspirational ArtistInspiration And CreativityArtists And CreativityErasersAmazing ExperiencesBeautiful ArtArt And LifeArt LifeDrawing And PaintingArtists And LifeArt InspirationExperience YourselfTragic Life Author:John W. Gardner
“My trade and my art is living. He who forbids me to speak about it according to my sense, experience, and practice, let him orderthe architect to speak of buildings not according to himself but according to his neighbor; according to another man's knowledge, not according to his own.” MenLifeArtSpeakKnowledgePracticeBuildingArt IsExperienceTradeNeighborArchitectAnother Man Book:Essays Source: Essays
“I agree with Schopenhauer that one of the most powerful motives that attracts people to science and art is the longing to escape from everyday life.” PeopleLifeArtPowerfulArt IsAgreeLongingEverydayMotiveMost PowerfulEveryday LifeLong LifeArt And Science Author:Albert Einstein
“Artists, whatever their medium, make selections from the abounding materials of life, and organize these selections into works that are under the control of the artist.... In relation to the inclusiveness and literally endless intricacy of life, art is arbitrary, symbolic and abstracted. That is its value and the source of its own kind of order and coherence.” LifeKindArtArtistValuesOrderMaterialsSourceArt IsRelationEndlessMediumsOrganizeSelectionArbitrarySymbolicCoherenceIntricacyInclusiveness Author:Jane Jacobs
“I believe that God prays in us and through us, whether we are praying or not (and whether we believe in God or not). So, any prayer on my part is a conscious response to what God is already doing in my life.” LifeBelieveArtLyingReadingI BelievePrayerPrayingConsciousArt IsResponseBelieve In GodPraying To God Author:Reverend Malcolm Boyd
“We can't suddenly quit a job and then race to find a form of art that will pay off before the next mortgage payment is due. Creating art is a habit, one that we practice daily or hourly until we get good at it … Art isn’t about the rush of victory that comes from being picked. Nor does it involve compliance. Art in the post-industrial age is a lifelong habit, a stepwise process that incrementally allows us to create more art.” LifeDoeArtAgeJobsFormNextProcessWorkPayRacePracticeHabitVictoryCreatingArt IsDuesQuittingPostsPaymentLifelongMortgageComplianceCreating Art Author:Seth