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> [An artist is either good at color or good at value but rarely good at both. I focus on the tonal range, the dark-light effects, rather than the full color range of bright colors. I just don't know what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-buechner/an-artist-is-either-good-at-color-or-good-at-value-but-rarely-good-at/)

[Thomas S. Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-buechner/)

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## More by Thomas S. Buechner

> [I have never painted as well as I thought I should, so frustration came early.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-buechner/i-have-never-painted-as-well-as-i-thought-i-should-so-frustration/)

[Thomas S. Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-buechner/)

> [It is in the intellectual and emotional response, the conscious and subconscious associations of the artist, that the potential power of painting lies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-buechner/it-is-in-the-intellectual-and-emotional-response-the-conscious-and/)

[Thomas S. Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-buechner/)

> [An artist is either good at color or good at value but rarely good at both. I focus on the tonal range, the dark-light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-buechner/an-artist-is-either-good-at-color-or-good-at-value-but-rarely-good-at/)

[Thomas S. Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-buechner/)

> [Have you ever hung a piece of black velvet behind you and looked at yourself in the mirror? We are each of us quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-buechner/have-you-ever-hung-a-piece-of-black-velvet-behind-you-and-looked-at/)

[Thomas S. Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-buechner/)

> [Do good work. Don't worry about expressing yourself. Figure out what you do well and make it better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-buechner/do-good-work-don-t-worry-about-expressing-yourself-figure-out-what/)

[Thomas S. Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-buechner/)

> [I'm interested in human vulnerability. We are alone, and my portraits reflect this quality. I don't want anything to get in the way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-buechner/i-m-interested-in-human-vulnerability-we-are-alone-and-my-portraits/)

[Thomas S. Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-buechner/)

> [A single model enables me to focus on one thing at a time, separating design and form and color into three successive stages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-s-buechner/a-single-model-enables-me-to-focus-on-one-thing-at-a-time-separating/)

[Thomas S. Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-s-buechner/)

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