“At times there seems to be a million ideas worth painting. However, there are days when it's a challenge to pull any idea together. On these days I go to my studio, leaf through an art history book, and tell myself that I am part of this great tradition.” ArtBookIdeasSeemsTogetherChallengesMillionsPaintingTraditionStudiosThese DaysLeafsArt HistoryHistory Books Author:James Dean
“Art is challenging and frustrating but I don't linger in it. I work on five paintings at a time so if I'm frustrated I put one down and begin another.” IfsArtChallengesFivePaintingArt IsDown AndFrustrationFrustratedFrustrating Author:Robert Bateman
“I think every once in a while I feel the need to break my medium... if I have been doing a very large painting I like to drop into something in small scale. It is a challenge to go into this size. It is just to hold my own interest, and then each media has its own conditions.” IfsThinkingNeedsFeelsHas BeensInterestChallengesMy OwnBreakConditionsMediaPaintingSizeScalesMediums Author:Lee Krasner
“Art is frightening. Art isn't pretty. Art isn't painting. Art isn't something you hang on the wall. Art is what we do when we're truly alive. An artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artist takes it (all of it, the work, the process, the feedback from those we seek to connect with) personally.” ArtUseArtistProcessChallengesCreativityAlivePaintingWallArt IsBraveryInsightFrighteningStatus QuoFeedbackBoldnessPainting Art Author:Seth Godin
“The joy of painting lies precisely in the challenge of memory and the challenge of translation from the lived experience to the two-dimensional or three-dimensional symbol.” TwoJoyLyingThreeChallengesMemoriesPaintingSymbolsTranslations Author:Paul Kane
“Painting is a matter of finding the right balance between consoling and reassuring the eye and challenging and disturbing the eye.” MatterEyeChallengesPaintingBalanceFindingsDisturbingReassuringConsoling Author:Paul Kane