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Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend. John Singer Sargent
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain artists once they grow up. Pablo Picasso
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. Edgar Degas
The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity. Alberto Giacometti
If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint. Edward Hopper
A good artist has less time than ideas. Martin Kippenberger
In our time there are many artists who do something because it is new; they see their value and their justification in this newness. They are deceiving themselves; novelty is seldom the essential. This has to do with one thing only; making a subject better from its intrinsic nature. Henri de Toulouse Lautrec
Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. Michelangelo
Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment. Claude Monet
Painting is just another way of keeping a diary. Pablo Picasso
An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. James McNeill Whistler
When one buys some of my artwork I hope it is because they will wish to learn from it and not because they think it will match their drapes! Christian Cardell Corbet
Artistic Influences
American Impressionist 1862-1951
Spanish Realist/Impressionist, 1863-1923
Sculptor and contemporary master of Western Art & turn of the century American Cityscapes