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Week of December 1st

posted ‎‎Nov 30, 2008 5:40 PM‎‎ by Charity Recla

"Every good painter paints what he is." -Jackson Pollock

Week of Nov. 3rd

posted ‎‎Oct 31, 2008 2:18 PM‎‎ by Charity Recla

 "Paint what you really see, not what you think you ought to
see; not the object isolated as in a test tube, but the object
enveloped in sunlight and atmosphere, with the blue dome of
Heaven reflected in the shadows."

-Claude Monet, French Impressionist

Week of 10/27

posted ‎‎Oct 26, 2008 10:43 PM‎‎ by Charity Recla

"You should keep on painting no matter how difficult it is,
because this is all part of experience, and the more experience
you have, the better it is.. unless it kills you, and then you
know you have gone too far."  -Alice Neel

Week of 10/13

posted ‎‎Oct 10, 2008 3:27 PM‎‎ by Charity Recla

"When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time."
-Cy Twombly
 

Week of 10/6

posted ‎‎Oct 3, 2008 3:14 PM‎‎ by Charity Recla

 
"True art takes note not merely of form but also of what lies behind."
-Mahatma Gandhi

Week of 9/29

posted ‎‎Sep 29, 2008 9:44 AM‎‎ by Charity Recla

"Creativity takes courage." -Henry Matisse (French Impressionist Painter)

Week of 9/22

posted ‎‎Sep 19, 2008 3:30 PM‎‎ by Charity Recla

"Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master." -Leonardo da Vinci

9/15

posted ‎‎Sep 15, 2008 4:42 PM‎‎ by Charity Recla   [ updated ‎‎Sep 15, 2008 4:45 PM‎‎ ]

"In the future, everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes."  -Andy Warhol

9/8-9/12

posted ‎‎Sep 7, 2008 2:06 PM‎‎ by Charity Recla

 
" The essence of drawing is the line exploring space."
- Andy Goldsworthy

9/2-9/5

posted ‎‎Sep 7, 2008 2:00 PM‎‎ by Charity Recla   [ updated ‎‎Sep 9, 2008 4:23 PM‎‎ ]

"Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother’s womb." -Jean Arp

 

8/26
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.  Art is knowing which ones to keep."  -Scott Adams Cartoonist for Dilbert
 
8/18
"There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but ther are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun."  -Pablo Picasso

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