The danger, I find, is that you can become too formulaic, like some commissioned portrait painters who develop a methodology. — Jamie Wyeth Copy Share Image
I'm an odd portrait painter in that I'm not just interested in human faces. I consider almost all of my paintings to… — Jamie Wyeth Copy Share Image
Painting to me is constant searching. I can see what I want, but I can't get there, and yet you have to be open… — Jamie Wyeth Copy Share Image
When painting portraits a lot of people say, 'Why not get a photograph of the person?' Photography is wonderful and it is an art… — Jamie Wyeth Copy Share Image
Painting to me is addictive. These are moments when it is inspiring, but they are few and far between. I keep my tools sharpened… — Jamie Wyeth Copy Share Image
My interest in painting is recording things. I think of myself as almost a documentary filmmaker... I've gotten into some curious situations. — Jamie Wyeth Copy Share Image
The danger, I find, is that you can become too formulaic, like some commissioned portrait painters who develop a methodology. — Jamie Wyeth Copy Share Image
Interesting is when one can produce a picture that is pretty, but with undercurrents. The metaphor that comes to mind is in the poems… — Jamie Wyeth Copy Share Image
I'm an odd portrait painter in that I'm not just interested in human faces. I consider almost all of my paintings to be portraits. — Jamie Wyeth Copy Share Image
Painting is as difficult as brain surgery. It's not that relaxing. But that's the discipline. — Jamie Wyeth Copy Share Image
When I paint a portrait I want to know more than just the looks of the person. I want to know how they live… — Jamie Wyeth Copy Share Image
