“It is not the how of painting but the why. To imitate a style would be a little like teaching a tone of voice or a personality.” LittlesWould BeVoiceTeachingStylePaintingPersonalityToneImitation Book:The Shape of Content Source: The Shape of Content
“Personally I would like to have pupils, a studio, pass on my love to them, work with them, without teaching them anything.. ..A convent, a monastery, a phalanstery of painting where one could train together.. ..but no programme, no instruction in painting.. ..drawing is still alright, it doesn't count, but painting - the way to learn is to look at the masters, above all at nature, and to watch other people painting.” PeopleWayLooksStillsTogetherWatchesTeachingPaintingMastersTrainStudiosDrawingInstructionAlrightPupilsProgrammesMonasteries Author:Paul Cezanne
“I am adamant that we must not cut back on funding of the teaching of the arts in the schools: music, painting, theater, dance, all of it. The great thing about the arts is that the only way you learn how to do it is by doing it.” WayArtSchoolCuttingTeachingPaintingArt IsTheaterGreat ThingsFundingAdamant Author:David McCullough
“I was studying sculpture and painting and was working on a degree so I could become a teacher. I really liked teaching, and it was something I was pursuing when I got out of school.” SchoolStudyTeacherTeachingPaintingDegreesSculpture Author:Kurt Wagner