Presenting, as we do periodically, some inspiring quotes about art and art-making – any one of which, if sufficiently understood by enough thoughtful human beings, could change the world irrevocably for the better.
“Any fool can be happy. It takes (someone) with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.”
― Clive Barke
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
― Pablo Picasso (?)
A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.
― Salvador Dali
Barbara Tapp, Dirty Dishes, Watercolor, 10” x 14” Barbara shares her unique watercolor method in her downloadable video, The Barbara Tapp Watercolor Method
“If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.”
― Émile Zola
“Every landscape that is painted with feeling is a symbolic portrait of the artist and has very little to do with the particular geography of the place itself.”
― Aldeis Crow
“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun”
― Pablo Picasso
Cheri Christensen, Hazel’s Adventure, 12″ x 24″
“One eye sees, the other feels.”
― Paul Klee
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
― Thomas Merton
Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.
― John Lubbock
Ryan Jensen, Avery Rose Fishing, Oil on Canvas, 60″ x 108”
“Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.”
― Oscar Wilde
Ryan Jensen has a new video out called LOOSEN UP YOUR PAINTINGS. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced master, Ryan’s expert guidance will help you break free from rigid techniques and give you a whole new lens to see the world. If you’re ready to benefit from step-by-step instructions on brushwork, embracing imperfection, and creating paintings that are full of life and energy, check out Ryan’s new video here.
Don Demers, Convergence, oil, 22” x 30”
For painter Donald Demers the ocean has a mysterious and irresistible pull upon his brush.
Demers has acquired a strong reputation as a painter of the sea. He is one of the most collected marine artists today. He’s a Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists, a member of the Guild of Boston Artists, and has amassed a record 15 awards at the Mystic International Marine Art Exhibition.
“The desire and motivation to express myself visually began in early childhood,” he told John Pototschnik of John Ptotoschnik Studio. “My efforts wandered among subjects, typical of a small boy, but I soon focused on the rural farmland around me and later on the sea. It was the sea, however, that immediately compelled and fascinated me from the moment I was first exposed to it.”
“I’ve never been able to explain the sea’s ability to reach deep within me and draw something out; something that speaks of and represents the past and the present and hosts a spiritual sense that is beyond the analytical mind. I don’t view my work as merely visual. My aspiration is to have the visual elements that comprise my paintings embody and represent the human experience of heart and mind, so that I can see it for myself and share that experience with others.”
Demer’s has just put out a new “deep dive” video tutorial called Mastering the Sea available for download and on DVD now.
Don’s friend John Pototschnik has a special bundle of his popular instructional materials, the book and video, Unlimited Color with a Limited Palette
