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> [It's not just a boring exercise in pushing oil paint around a canvas. It's a way of opening a threshold to an exciting new world of vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/it-s-not-just-a-boring-exercise-in-pushing-oil-paint-around-a-canvas/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

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## More by Nelson Shanks

> [My career doesn't depend on painting Bill Clinton.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/my-career-doesn-t-depend-on-painting-bill-clinton/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [I almost never do drawings, because I have found over the years that doing something in one medium and translating into another doesn't work.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/i-almost-never-do-drawings-because-i-have-found-over-the-years-that/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [I try to think and design in color.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/i-try-to-think-and-design-in-color/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [There are times when I love to play all kinds of complicated games in painting. But this is one case when I need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/there-are-times-when-i-love-to-play-all-kinds-of-complicated-games-in/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [If you really want to seriously think about life, and therefore take painting very seriously... and take seriously the joys that it can bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/if-you-really-want-to-seriously-think-about-life-and-therefore-take/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [A language not based on universal symbols or sensations is gibberish, a pitfall of modern art, no longer modern.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/a-language-not-based-on-universal-symbols-or-sensations-is-gibberish/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [I think of music a lot when I paint. The theme of it to a degree is music. So instead of literally putting in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/i-think-of-music-a-lot-when-i-paint-the-theme-of-it-to-a-degree-is/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [If I am using a sable, it may start off as an eight or seven, but it's a double aught by the time I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/if-i-am-using-a-sable-it-may-start-off-as-an-eight-or-seven-but-it-s/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [I'm drawing in my head pretty much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/i-m-drawing-in-my-head-pretty-much/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [If you can see it, and if you know your color, you can paint it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/if-you-can-see-it-and-if-you-know-your-color-you-can-paint-it/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [Realism has to be such high quality, you can't fake it. It's all hanging out there like the laundry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/realism-has-to-be-such-high-quality-you-can-t-fake-it-it-s-all/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [ We... joked a little about presidential portraits. He \[Bill Clinton\] told me that he and Harrison Ford had been joking recently about how chins… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/we-joked-a-little-about-presidential-portraits-he-bill-clinton-told/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [It's not just a boring exercise in pushing oil paint around a canvas. It's a way of opening a threshold to an exciting new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/it-s-not-just-a-boring-exercise-in-pushing-oil-paint-around-a-canvas/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [Dramatic use of color, harmonious design, the interplay of light and shadow across a variety of textures, the portrayal of the figure and other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/dramatic-use-of-color-harmonious-design-the-interplay-of-light-and/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

> [If you find yourself with a weakness, attack it... don't develop a technique that avoids your weaknesses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-shanks/if-you-find-yourself-with-a-weakness-attack-it-don-t-develop-a/)

[Nelson Shanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-shanks/)

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