“The paint has a skin to it, here taut and glossy, there wrinkled, abraded, scarred. It is pierced, abraded, scraped. A line drawn through it will go through half a dozen states, from the furry bloom of crusted charcoal to a blind furrow, cutting a channel in to soft paint below.” StatesLinesHalfCuttingPaintingSkinsBlindPaintDozenFurryCharcoal Author:Andrew Forge
“People say, Why dont you just paint with paintbrushes? I say that I feel more connected to my painting using my skin. Its very tribal in a way - savage!” PeopleWayFeelsPaintingSkinsPaintConnectedSavagesPaintbrush Author:Meredith Ostrom
“I'm very proud of my skin and my face, and I have no problem not wearing makeup. I don't wear makeup because I feel like I need to cover myself up or because I don't feel confident. I wear makeup because it's fun; it's like painting on my face.” NeedsFeelsProblemFacesFunPaintingProudSkinsMakeupNo ProblemWearing Makeup Author:Zendaya
“I love you more than my own skin.” My OwnLove YouPaintingSkinsI Love YouMarbleFrailtyI Loved YouLove You MoreHappy FridayAdore YouI Love You MoreI Adore YouArtist Love Book:The Letters of Frida Kahlo: Cartas Apasionadas Source: The Letters of Frida Kahlo: Cartas Apasionadas
“I have been painting models with black and brown skin only for the past years. So, I did already have this experience, this is how I have come to the paintings I do now.” YearsHas BeensPastBlackPaintingModelsSkinsBrownBrown Skin Author:Kehinde Wiley
“So Mo began filling the silence with words. He lured them out of the pages as if they had only been waiting for his voice, words long and short, words sharp and soft, cooing, purring words. They danced through the room, painting stained glass pictures, tickling the skin. Even when Meggie nodded off she could still hear them, although Mo had closed the book long ago. Words that explained the world to her, its dark side and its light side, words that built a wall to keep out bad dreams. And not a single bad dream came over that wall for the rest of the night.” IfsWorldLongStillsBookDreamLightNightWaitingSidesVoiceDarkRoomsSilencePaintingWallPagesBuiltSkinsGlassesLong AgoFillingDark SideBad DreamPurringShort WordsStained GlassTickling Author:Cornelia Funke