Category: Quotable

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep” Scott Adams

I never tire of the excitement of new art classes starting – and they start this coming Tuesday! In the […]

Once you are into visual art, the world will never look the same. It’s never boring! Sitting waiting for an appointment, you notice the negative space shapes between the leaves of that large plant. At the lake, you find yourself studying the patterns of sparkles on waves, or dappled sunlight on a path. You pick up a colourful stone, and want to use those colours in your next painting. Everywhere there are colours and shapes to inspire and make you want to get out that paint brush. Happy painting this weekend! (And thanks for the quote, ArtProMotivate.com) 

  “Some of the greatest works of art and the most important works of peace were created by people who […]

“When I paint, I am not aware of what I am doing.” Jackson Pollock – I agree with this quote. […]

“Everything we paint is a statement about ourselves.” Mark Davis

“Painting is not made to decorate rooms. It is an instrument of war against brutality and darkness.” Picasso  Now there’s […]

“All that is gold does not glitter / 

Not all those who wander are lost / 

The old that is strong does not wither / 

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.”  

J.R.R. Tolkien