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“A painter who has no doubts about his own ability will attain very little. When his work exceeds his judgment, the artist learns nothing…But when his judgment is superior to his work, he will never cease to improve unless his love of money interferes or retards his progress.
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)

“A mirror is a good judge for you to have. It is marvelous how every weakness in a painting is so clearly revealed in a mirror.” 

Battista Albertti (1404-1472) 

“A painting is the means by which an artist coveys his passions; It is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his emotions.” August Renoir (1841-1919)

“….but when I am alone, I do not have the effrontery to consider myself an artist, not in the grand old meaning of the word; Giotto, Titian, Rembrandt and Goya, they were the great painters. I am only a public clown…”Picasso (1882-1973)

 

“Emulating a master to improve one’s self is not an original idea, but an age old principle…As one seeks to become more like the “Master”, he draws closer to his own personal best.”-  YHA

 

“It is in the museum that one learns to paint.”  Renoir(1841-1919) 

“Fine Art is that in which the hand, the head and the heart go together.”  -John Ruskin 

“…the majority of the world’s greatest museums (the Prado in Madrid, the Louve in Pais, and the National gallery in London, for example) were founded for the express purpose of providing artist with the means to learn from the great masters. Today art educators tend to smile at this approach, and yet the study of the old masters is still the easiest and most profitable way to train a painter's eye and hand.

”Lester Cooke- Former Curator, National  Gallery  of Art -(1916-1973) 

 

“Most old masters took enormous care in their underdrawing and painting…They knew that by building a strong foundation, much time would be saved at a later stage.” 

Eric Hebron (1934-1996) 

 Sometimes

I don’t want to be

A grain of sand on the beach of man

I want to be

A shell or a shark’s tooth

Noticed and admired

For what I was and what I am

At other times

It's fine to be just a grain of sand

In a sea of anonymity

yha 5/91

"One who accepts the light of praise is always subject to clouds of criticism...I am still basically a hermit artist who has ventured out only temporarily from the shelter of her cave...You and others have made the trip worthwhile!!!"

Thanks,  "y"

 

"Passion for  art is one of the main factors...time to learn is the other...If you have the love in your heart and a determination to learn, your hands can achieve far more than you ever thought possible...Like in your music, learning and practicing the disciplines of art is not confining , but freeing. Of course, you should never let anything interfere with the love and care of the two little 'Masterpieces' that you have already created; however,  if you evaluate how you spend your time, you should be able to find time for art also... even little steps are progress toward a destination, so I would say "enjoy the journey"! Best Wishes. "y"

Snow flakes fall and settle down

Then melt away without a sound

Snow cannot the summer see

That too much "I" negates the we

-unknown-

So many paintings in the gallery of my imagination...

Never enough time!!!

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