“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
“Painting can also be too earnest at times and that's a drag. You don't want to go in that direction either. It should be holistic. It should represent the whole of your personality, I guess, so if somebody is a sincere painter or an ironic painter, then they're just bullshitting the audience and presenting only an idealized version of themselves.” IfsWantShouldWholeAudiencePaintingPersonalityVersionsPainterSincereIronicDragEarnestPresentingHolistic Author:Joe Bradley
“Occasionally, I like to select a mentor, a master, and let him guide me through a revision of one of my paintings... I try to move into his terrain, bringing my own ammunition... I do not believe... that this belittles my own personality.” TryingBelieveMovingMy OwnPaintingMastersPersonalityGuidesMentorSelectRevisionTerrainBelittleAmmunitionGuide MeMy Own Personality Author:Rico Lebrun
“Why was the painting made? What ideas of the artist can we sense? Can the personality and sensitivity of the artist be felt when studying the work? What is the artist telling us about his or her feelings about the subject? What response do I get from the message of the artist? Do I know the artist better because of the painting?” KnowsMadeIdeasFeelingsArtistFeltStudySubjectsPaintingPersonalityMessagesResponseSensitivity Author:Gerald Brommer
“Personalities are like impressionistic paintings. At a distance, each person is 'all of a piece'; up close, each is a bewildering complexity of moods, cognitions, and motives.” PersonsPiecesPaintingPersonalityDistanceMoodMotiveComplexityCognition Book:Disorders of personality: DSM-IV and beyond Source: Disorders of personality: DSM-IV and beyond
“From since I could remember I've always been an artist, drawing, painting and so forth. I would also always draw made up rock n' roll characters in a band who each had their own style and personalities. I think by accident I was already becoming a fashion designer.” ThinkingMadeCharacterRememberArtistRocksFashionStylePaintingPersonalityBecomingBandDrawsAccidentsDrawingDesignerRock N RollFashion Designer Author:Ashley Purdy
“[Ivy Wilkes] loves [Georgia] O'Keeffe's work, but is not satisfied by just looking at the paintings; she wants the painting to be her own. The plot grew naturally out of Ivy's personality (and flaws).” WantPaintingGrewPersonalitySatisfiedPlotFlawsGeorgiaIvyGeorgia O Keeffe Author:Liza Campbell