Monthly Archives: June 2013
No 22 Henry Moore
“To be an artist is to believe in life.” Henry Moore
No 21 Frida Kahlo
“I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my reality.” Frida Kahlo Have you checked out my main blog notestothemilkman? By chance I’ve just found a site called Art and Artists which has a biography of Frida and a look … Continue reading
No 20 Picasso and Banksy
As a special treat since it’s the weekend, today we have a two-for-one offer! Firstly Picasso’s original: And now Banksy’s version: There are several versions of Picasso’s original quote and very little evidence of a) what he did actually say and … Continue reading
No 19 Francis Bacon
“I paint for myself. I don’t know how to do anything else anyway.” Francis Bacon Have you checked out my main blog notestothemilkman?
No 18 Edgar Degas
“Art is not what you see but what you make others see.” Edgar Degas Have you checked out my main blog notestothemilkman?
No 17 James Whistler
“The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a picture, apart from any story which it may be supposed to tell.” James Whistler
16 Michelangelo
“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” Michelangelo
No 15 Peter Paul Rubens
“Every child has the spirit of creation.” Peter Paul Rubens Another Paul! Is Pablo the Spanish for Paul?
No 14 Paul Cezanne
“There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other.” Paul Cezanne We’ve had Paul Gauguin, Paul Klee and now Paul Cezanne. Do you think my name is another example of … Continue reading
13 Paul Klee
“The more horrifying the world becomes, the more art becomes abstract.” Paul Klee Yesterday Rosie said the Warhol quote was pessimistic. I’m sure this quote from Paul Klee will cheer her up! Have you checked out my main blog Notes … Continue reading
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