Category Archives: From the Quote Box

From the Quote Box

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light. — Leonardo da Vinci

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Just Make That First Mark

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

Just dash something down if you see a blank canvas staring at you with a certain imbecility. You do not know how paralyzing it is, that staring of a blank canvas which says to the painter: you don’t know anything. … Continue reading →

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From Vincent

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

When using colors to recreate a general harmony of tones in nature, one loses it by painfully exact imitation. One keeps it by recreating in an equivalent color range, and that may not be exactly, or far from exactly, like … Continue reading →

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From the Quote Box – Purpose

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose-a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1797-1851

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Posted on August 16, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

Women can also be creative in total isolation. I know excellent women artists who do original work without any response to speak of. Maybe they are used to lack of feedback. Maybe they are tougher. — Elaine de Kooning

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