The violence in New York feels really mundane and banal to me. Whereas in the privacy of one's own home, say, like the farm I grew up on in Vermont, the kinds of things that can happen seem much more… — Elizabeth Neel Copy Share
The violence in New York feels really mundane and banal to me. Whereas in the privacy of one's own home, say, like the farm I grew up on in Vermont, the kinds of things that can happen seem much more extreme. Maybe because it's more personal. Or maybe because you block out the things that happen in the city. But… — Elizabeth Neel Copy Share
Even though I don't have any larger spiritual or ideological system, there is some logic in concert with a huge number of beautiful, disconcerting,… — Elizabeth Neel Copy Share Image
I didn't think of being an artist until after I went away to boarding school. There were other things to be interested in. And… — Elizabeth Neel Copy Share Image
I see my work as having a relationship to the visual world, not just some emotive residue of my feelings. It relates to something… — Elizabeth Neel Copy Share Image
When I eat, I always pick out the best parts in the middle and leave everything else on the side. It becomes a big… — Elizabeth Neel Copy Share Image
I had studied history at Brown and didn't feel like doing anything with it. What does one do with a history degree besides become… — Elizabeth Neel Copy Share Image
Sometimes you need to live with a painting for a while. Starting a painting can be easy, but finishing it... that's the skill of… — Elizabeth Neel Copy Share Image
All I can say is that when I paint, I am looking at things that are in the world. — Elizabeth Neel Copy Share Image
