“Water and stones. Those are the unpromising ingredients of two very different endeavors... painting, because artists' pigments are made from fluids... mixed together with powdered stones to give color... and the other is alchemy, the stone the ultimate goal.” GivingMadeTwoDifferentTogetherArtistGoalWaterColorPaintingMaterialsStonesUltimateIngredientsEndeavorFluidAlchemyUltimate GoalPigment Author:James Elkins
“All art is probably erotic in its ultimate character, but painting more than anything else is a purely nervous erotic activity.” ArtCharacterPaintingActivityArt IsUltimateNervousErotic Author:Patrick Swift