A photograph is usually looked at- seldom looked into. – Ansel Adams

A photograph is usually looked at- seldom looked into. – Ansel Adams

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. – Pablo Picasso

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. – Pablo Picasso

We work in the dark – we do what we can – we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art. – Henry James

We work in the dark – we do what we can – we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art. – Henry James

All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story; to vomit the anguish up. – James Baldwin

All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story; to vomit the anguish up. – James Baldwin

The greatest art belongs to the world. Do not be intimidated by the experts. Trust your instincts. Do not be afraid to go against what you were taught, or what you were told to see or believe. Every person, every set of eyes, has the right to the truth. – Blue Balliett

The greatest art belongs to the world. Do not be intimidated by the experts. Trust your instincts. Do not be afraid to go against what you were taught, or what you were told to see or believe. Every person, every set of eyes, has the right to the truth. – Blue Balliett

Without magic, there is no art. Without art, there is no idealism. Without idealism, there is no integrity. Without integrity, there is nothing but production. – Raymond Chandler

Without magic, there is no art. Without art, there is no idealism. Without idealism, there is no integrity. Without integrity, there is nothing but production. – Raymond Chandler

Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private. – Allen Ginsberg

Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private. – Allen Ginsberg

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection. – Oscar Wilde

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection. – Oscar Wilde

The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them. – Anton Chekhov

The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them. – Anton Chekhov

The loner who looks fabulous is one of the most vulnerable loners of all. – Anneli Rufus

The loner who looks fabulous is one of the most vulnerable loners of all. – Anneli Rufus

The canvas isn’t empty. It’s full of whatever you imagine it to be full of. My art is so conceptual that not only do I not tell, but I don’t even show. All I do is sign the canvas and try to sell it. – Jarod Kintz

The canvas isn’t empty. It’s full of whatever you imagine it to be full of. My art is so conceptual that not only do I not tell, but I don’t even show. All I do is sign the canvas and try to sell it. – Jarod Kintz

Creativity is an act of defiance. – Twyla Tharp

Creativity is an act of defiance. – Twyla Tharp