“Remember the enemy of all painting is gray: a painting will almost always appear grayer than it is, on account of its oblique position under the light.” LightRememberEnemyPositionPaintingAccountsColourGray Author:Eugene Delacroix
“I have plenty of enemies... among artists who resent my earning a living. They think I should go off and starve while painting something 'significant.” ThinkingShouldArtistMoneyEnemyPaintingSignificantPlentyEarningResentEarning A Living Author:Arnold Friberg
“In a way, a garden is the most useless of creations, the most slippery of creations: it is not like a painting or a piece of sculpture-it won't accrue value as time goes on. Time is its enemy' time passing is merely the countdown for the parting between garden and gardener.” WayValuesEnemyPiecesCreationPaintingGoes OnGardenPassingPassingsUselessSculptureGardenerPartingTime PassingSlipperyTime PassesTime Goes OnCountdown Book:My Garden (Book) Source: My Garden (Book)
“I think one important thing that happens in the studio is accepting yourself as the enemy and painting from that point of view. So instead of pointing the finger outward and passing judgment, instead, you start with yourself as your own worst enemy.” ThinkingImportantHappensViewsAcceptingEnemyWorstPaintingJudgmentImportant ThingsFingersStudiosPoint Of ViewPassingPassingsPointingWorst EnemyAccepting YourselfPointing FingersPassing Judgment Author:Lisa Yuskavage
“Painting isn't made for the decoration of apartments; it is a weapon to be used offensively and defensively against the enemy.” MadeUsedEnemyPaintingWeaponsApartmentDecoration Author:Pablo Picasso