The Great Fine Art Fix | Artist Quotes | Maxfield Parrish
“Modernistic-Abstractionist-Art… consists of 75% explanation and 25% God knows what!” —Maxfield Parrish Learn more about Maxfield Parrish, who lived from 1870 to 1966. The Great Fine Art Fix 110.5 million dollars. What an absolutely mouth-watering sum! An extremely wealthy individual spent that amount on just…
Explosive Visual Noise | Artist Quotes | Michelangelo
“A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.” —Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. “He exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art.” Explosive Visual…
Essence Versus Exactness | Artist Quotes | Norman Rockwell
“I am a story teller.” —Norman Rockwell Learn more about Norman Rockwell, who lived from 1894 to 1978. This iconic American illustrator captured the soul of a generation of Americans. Essence Versus Exactness I recently wrote a letter in which I attempted to describe my…
Recognition and Humility | Artist Quotes | Maxfield Parrish
“There are countless artists whose shoes I am not worthy to polish—whose prints would not pay the printer.” —Maxfield Parrish Learn more about Maxfield Parrish, who lived from 1870 to 1966. Recognition and Humility I think this quote by Maxfield Parrish touches many people, not just…
Individuality, Family, and Humanity | Artist Quotes | N.C. Wyeth
“I now realize how intensely I’ve been living through my family.” —N.C. Wyeth Learn more about N.C. Wyeth, the American illustrator who lived 1882–1945. Newell Convers Wyeth was the first of three generations of painters: his son Andrew and grandson Jamie both became celebrated artists in their own right….
Capture Everything | Artist Quotes | Normal Rockwell
“I always strived to capture everything I saw as completely as possible.” —Norman Rockwell Click to learn more about Norman Rockwell, who lived from 1894 to 1978. This iconic American illustrator captured the soul of a generation of Americans, and his illustrations remain the hallmark of the Saturday Evening Post….
Artist Quotes: Maxfield Parrish, “Spellbound”
“There seem to be magic days once in a while, with some rare quality of light that hold a body spellbound…” —Maxfield Parrish Click to learn more about Maxfield Parrish, who lived from 1870 to 1966. This phenomenal American illustrator had an immediately recognizable, unique, gorgeous…
Artist Quotes: N.C. Wyeth
“I find the earliest years of my life are the source of my best inspiration.” —N.C. Wyeth Wyeth painted this illustration to grace the end papers of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Treasure Island. The book remains one of my favorites to this very day, and Stevenson remains one of…
Artist Quotes: N.C. Wyeth
“To elevate the little into the great is genius.” —N.C. Wyeth What a great quote! It can be used on so many levels in life. For me, it’s a reminder to invest in other people: to encourage, assist, and foster growth so that another person can…