When the work stalls, Dean Haspiel’s advice is simple: “Steep in other people’s art.”
I do love someone with really good technical skills—someone who can draw the figure like nobody’s business always gets my attention, but then, of course, they need content to back that up.
I wish I had learned how important it is to set rules for yourself.
If you have one friend who believes in your dream and passion, I think that’s good enough to go.
I absolutely adore the quality of intrepid joy in people who are playfully game to try anything once and boldly go forth into the unknown.
When I get inspired, I feel like I can do almost anything.
“The thing I have not achieved,” explains Casey, “is something that cannot be achieved: Not ever being complacent.”
I feel like a huge percentage of one’s education comes from community and being humbled by the talent of other artists.
To say “my practice” implies a continuum that may be of an ordinary routine. For me, art is not that. It is not a day job. It goes beyond that, and the art produced should, too.
I’ve never painted a painting without listening to jazz.