• There is no must in art because art is free. - Kandinsky
• Creativity takes courage.
- Henri Matisse
• The only time I feel
alive is when I’m painting. - Vincent van Gogh
• The job of the artist
is always to deepen the mystery. - Francis Bacon
• I feel the need of
attaining the maximum of intensity with the minimum of means. -
Joan Miro
• Art washes
away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
• Every child
is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows
up.
• A painter
can transform the sun into a yellow spot. An artist transforms a yellow
spot into the sun.
-
Pablo Picasso
• Observe
the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry
moving through. And be silent. - Maulana Rumi
• Imagination
is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world. - Albert Einstein
• Truth is
above all, but higher still is true living. - Kirpal Singh
• The greatest
majority of artists are throwing themselves in with life-preservers
around their necks, and more often than not it is the life preserver
which sinks them. - Henry Miller
• Your duty
is to be; and not to be this or that. - Ramana Marashi
• Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. - Goethe
• The transformation
that occurs when we engage the creative challenge is nothing short
of miraculous.
• Being complete
with a painting is being complete with yourself, and that’s both an
ending and a beginning.
• In art,
to look within is an act of courage.
• To be present requires letting go of judgment.
• A basic
principal of the painting process work is that our inner experience
is our connection to the sacred. Our direct experience is the only
thing that’s real.
• The artist’s
task is to be released from the pressure of performance, interpretation,
comparison and judgment.
• The deepest
essence of creativity is simply being ourselves.
• True painting
is very simple, yet at the same time radical. By nature it’s unpredictable,
because we don’t plan our destination ahead of time.
• The opportunity
that the painting offers is to let down the barriers we’ve erected
around our own deep listening, and to experience being at home with
ourselves in the very moment of creation.
• The paintings,
at a certain point, jump off the page, showing us the way to a more
courageous and meaningful participation in the world.
- Stewart
Cubley
The essence
of abstract art is:
• To unfold the spirit
of self-exploration by painting freely without restraint or criticism.
• To develop a deeper
trust in one's intuition and instinct as they happen.
• To realize that letting
go of set goals opens up a whole world of infinite possibilities.
- Jonas
Gerard
