“The most important things in a painting are Form and Value. Color comes last - like a friend you welcome.” ImportantLastsFormValuesColorPaintingImportant ThingsWelcome Author:Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
“It is so hard and long before a student comes to a realization that these [first] few large simple spots in right relations are the most important things in the study of painting. They are the fundamentals of all painting.” FirstsLongImportantHardSimpleStudyStudentsPaintingRelationFundamentalsImportant ThingsSpotsRealization Author:Charles Webster Hawthorne
“More and more I've come to understand that listening is one of the most important things we can do for one another. Whether the other be an adult or a child, our engagement in listening to who that person is can often be our greatest gift. Whether that person is speaking or playing or dancing, building or singing or painting, if we care, we can listen.” IfsChildrenPersonsImportantCareCan DoBuildingPaintingListeningSingingAdultsImportant ThingsDancingEngagementGreatest GiftsOften Is Book:Wisdom from the World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember Source: Wisdom from the World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember
“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