I always work directly from life, partly because I really enjoy having an interaction with the person in front of me but also because I love having a direct response to shape and color. — Mary Beth McKenzie Copy Share Image
A painting has its own existence and reality, and I make changes freely to meet the painting's needs. This sometimes takes me in another direction. — Mary Beth McKenzie Copy Share Image
Everything in painting is about relationship, so I judge each area by its relationship to the surrounding areas. — Mary Beth McKenzie Copy Share Image
I usually start by doing one or more color studies of the subject on a piece of canvas taped to cardboard. — Mary Beth McKenzie Copy Share Image
I always work directly from life, partly because I really enjoy having an interaction with the person in front of me but also because… — Mary Beth McKenzie Copy Share Image
Leaving some areas less finished in a painting, or more out of focus than others, allows the imagination to finish them and gives more… — Mary Beth McKenzie Copy Share Image
Artists make things so much easier for themselves when they learn to trust their eyes. — Mary Beth McKenzie Copy Share Image
Sometimes working on one painting will help solve a problem in another painting. — Mary Beth McKenzie Copy Share Image
Most beginners are too anxious for results. Real progress takes place over a long period of time. — Mary Beth McKenzie Copy Share Image
A painting has its own existence and reality, and I make changes freely to meet the painting's needs. This sometimes takes me in another… — Mary Beth McKenzie Copy Share Image
You have to evolve as an artist, and this is really a lifelong process. — Mary Beth McKenzie Copy Share Image
Cats sleep in a state of total abandon, and I find that state very interesting in people as well. — Mary Beth McKenzie Copy Share Image
