The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands. – Leonardo da Vinci

The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands. – Leonardo da Vinci

Art is everywhere you look for it, hail the twinkling stars for they are God’s careless splatters – El Greco

Art is everywhere you look for it, hail the twinkling stars for they are God’s careless splatters – El Greco

A common defect of modern art study is that too many students do not know why they draw. – Robert Henri

A common defect of modern art study is that too many students do not know why they draw. – Robert Henri

Who but the artist has the power to open man up, to set free the imagination? The others – priest, teacher, saint, statesman, warrior – hold us to the path of history. They keep us chained to the rock, that the vultures may eat out our hearts. It is the artist who has the courage to go against the crowd; he is the unrecognized “hero of our time” – and of all time. – Henry Miller

Who but the artist has the power to open man up, to set free the imagination? The others – priest, teacher, saint, statesman, warrior – hold us to the path of history. They keep us chained to the rock, that the vultures may eat out our hearts. It is the artist who has the courage to go against the crowd; he is the unrecognized “hero of our time” – and of all time. – Henry Miller