The War of Art by Steven Pressfield: "The artist is the servant of intention, those angels, that Muse. The enemy of the artist is the small-time Ego, which begets Resistance, which is the dragon that guards the gold. That's why an artist must be a warrior and, like all warriors, artists over time acquire modesty and humility."
The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven Pressfield: "Enter the Field like a warrior. Purged of ego, firm in discipline, seeking no reward save the stroke intself. Give the shot to me. I am your Self, the Ground of your being, your Authentic Swing."
Westwind Art - An insider’s view — with marketing tips designed to help you overcome the ups and downs of the fine art world. Soft cover, 74 pages plus 30 full color reproductions of works by Timothy R. Thies, Richard Schmid, Nancy Guzik & and one bronze sculpture George Carlson
Quotes by Edgar Payne: "The most important ally in the study of painting is the art of thinking. Excepting natural talent or genius, individuality in thought is, without a doubt, the greatest single factor in creative work."
Quote from Richard Schmid: "There is no such thing as a line in nature. There is only form revealed by various light conditions. It is this combination of light and form that determines the character of edges in any given situation. While edges alone don't make a painting, failure to understand them practically ensures failure."
Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting by John F. Carlson "It is nature that employs the first and only true symbols, the legitimate ones, when she transports us into numerous moods in which we run the gamut of emotions from laughter to tears. She accomplishes it through form, light, color, movement, sound and scent. We require no previous promptings to "understand" these things; they run through our blood, and according to our nervous receptibility, we feel them in varying degrees of intensity"
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield: "The artist is the servant of intention, those angels, that Muse. The enemy of the artist is the small-time Ego, which begets Resistance, which is the dragon that guards the gold. That's why an artist must be a warrior and, like all warriors, artists over time acquire modesty and humility."
The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven Pressfield: "Enter the Field like a warrior. Purged of ego, firm in discipline, seeking no reward save the stroke intself. Give the shot to me. I am your Self, the Ground of your being, your Authentic Swing."
Quotes by Edgar Payne: "The most important ally in the study of painting is the art of thinking. Excepting natural talent or genius, individuality in thought is, without a doubt, the greatest single factor in creative work."
Quote from Richard Schmid: "There is no such thing as a line in nature. There is only form revealed by various light conditions. It is this combination of light and form that determines the character of edges in any given situation. While edges alone don't make a painting, failure to understand them practically ensures failure."
Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting by John F. Carlson "It is nature that employs the first and only true symbols, the legitimate ones, when she transports us into numerous moods in which we run the gamut of emotions from laughter to tears. She accomplishes it through form, light, color, movement, sound and scent. We require no previous promptings to "understand" these things; they run through our blood, and according to our nervous receptibility, we feel them in varying degrees of intensity"
