“As my artist’s statement explains, my work is utterly incomprehensible and is therefore full of deep significance.” Calvin and Hobbes
Deep significance
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Give us what you’ve got
“Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor.* It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.” Steven Pressfield
*actor, artist, photographer, designer, craftsperson, writer, architect, singer, dancer, jeweller, florist, chef, poet, potter, musician, storyteller…
Study
“Study nature. Exaggerate light; overstate — the less inhibited you are, the better.” Sergei Bongart
Here’s another old project… This goes back to when I was learning about vector graphics in Illustrator. It was inspired by this Tuts+ tutorial. Revisiting the image for today’s post, I thought it looked much too ‘clean’ and so I added a little extra texture in Photoshop.
Creating yourself
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” George Bernard Shaw
My thanks to Sergio Fox, a.k.a. Optimistic Kid, for the quote.
Everything is important
“The best reason to paint is that there is no reason to paint… I’d like to pretend that I’ve never seen anything, never read anything, never heard anything… and then make something… Every time I make something I think about the people who are going to see it and every time I see something, I think about the person who made it… Nothing is important… so everything is important.” Keith Haring
This mini abstract is now for sale has now sold. At 4 x 4 inches, it’s the smallest canvas I’ve ever painted!
All around us
“I found art walking along the water at sunrise, on the street… [and at the] Art Museum. I found it in conversation with peers, in sessions learning something new and in being in a different place if but for a short time to break the monotony and familiarity we build into our daily lives to keep us “safe.” It’s all around us ready to open our mind but more importantly our heart. To feel, to be jolted, to be thankful, to see light.” Kathie Pugaczewski blogging at Cast Light.
Anna Cull ~ Art & Music 