So True
January 10, 2012
Artists don’t get down to work until the pain of working is exceeded by the pain of not working.
— Stephen Destaebler, from Art & Fear
Don’t wait for inspiration — it comes while one is working.
— Matisse
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These are two of my favorite quotes, and ones that I pass on to my students all the time. Another is “You can wreck a painting that you believe in by over examining it – dispel its magic – its spell lost. Advice to myself: leave it alone. It should be able to live by itself.” (Philip Guston)