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> [I think artists almost always end up turning to what's around them, what's in their environment or outside their window.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/i-think-artists-almost-always-end-up-turning-to-what-s-around-them/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

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## More by Susan Rothenberg

> [Sometimes the painting starts to relate very directly to either sights seen or experiences felt, other times it just goes off on a tangent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/sometimes-the-painting-starts-to-relate-very-directly-to-either/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

> [I started to try to be a colorist, although secretly thinking of myself as somewhat of a black and whiteist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/i-started-to-try-to-be-a-colorist-although-secretly-thinking-of/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

> [Some of the pictures are truly mysterious to me.. which is why I so often say publicly that I don't know or don't care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/some-of-the-pictures-are-truly-mysterious-to-me-which-is-why-i-so/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

> [The paintings are like prayers, relating to wishing for something beyond everyday life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/the-paintings-are-like-prayers-relating-to-wishing-for-something/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

> [I think I care about beauty, but I don't go for it. I hope it sometimes might be in there. I think, maybe, more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/i-think-i-care-about-beauty-but-i-don-t-go-for-it-i-hope-it-sometimes/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

> [You build up a head of steam. If you're four days out of the studio, on the fifth day you really crash in there.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/you-build-up-a-head-of-steam-if-you-re-four-days-out-of-the-studio-on/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

> [Most of my painting is done sitting in a chair with a book. I'd say it's 80 per cent sitting and reading, 10 per…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/most-of-my-painting-is-done-sitting-in-a-chair-with-a-book-i-d-say-it/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

> [The problem with Matisse is that I can't ever figure out when he's done a good painting or a bad painting because I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/the-problem-with-matisse-is-that-i-can-t-ever-figure-out-when-he-s/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

> [I think there has to be an interesting transformative process between your perception of reality and making the paintings. If you are just trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/i-think-there-has-to-be-an-interesting-transformative-process-between/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

> [I think artists almost always end up turning to what's around them, what's in their environment or outside their window.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/i-think-artists-almost-always-end-up-turning-to-what-s-around-them/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

> [I can say that paintings are prayers, they have to do with anything that makes you wish for more that what everyday life provides.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rothenberg/i-can-say-that-paintings-are-prayers-they-have-to-do-with-anything/)

[Susan Rothenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rothenberg/)

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