Monthly Archives: March 2014
No 295 John Constable
“We see nothing truly until we understand it.” John Constable who died on March 31, 1837.
No 294 Vincent van Gogh
“The work is an absolute necessity for me. I can’t put it off, I don’t care for anything but the work.” Vincent van Gogh who was born on March 30, 1853.
No 293 Georges Seurat
“Let’s go and get drunk on light again – it has the power to console.” Georges Seurat who died March 29, 1891.
No 292 Marc Chagall
“If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.” Marc Chagall who died March 28, 1985.
No 291 Pablo Picasso
“Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.” Pablo Picasso
No 290 Augusta Savage
“From the time I can first recall the rain falling on the red clay in Florida, I wanted to make things. When my brothers and sisters were making mud pies, I would be making ducks and chickens with the mud.” … Continue reading
No 289 Gutzon Borglum
“At this point I don’t want to knock a big chunk out, like I did yesterday, at the end of the day and have to file it down. So, I’m just having to take it really slow and careful.” Gutzon … Continue reading
No 288 William Morris
“If you cannot learn to love real art, at least learn to hate sham art and reject it.” William Morris who was born on March 24, 1834.
No 287 Alex Katz
“Painting seems an old man’s business. After a certain time you’re out of it, and you just paint masterpieces.” Alex Katz who is 86. Yesterday’s Daily Telegraph had an article about Alan Davie who is 93. Today’s Sunday Telegraph had … Continue reading
No 286 Alan Davie
“I don’t practice painting or drawing as an art, in the sense of artifice, of making an imitation of something. It’s something I do from an inner compulsion, that has to come out.” Alan Davie, artist and musician. This quote … Continue reading
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