Have you ever hung a piece of black velvet behind you and looked at yourself in the mirror? We are each of us quite alone, and that's what I try to paint. — Thomas S. Buechner Copy Share Image
I have never painted as well as I thought I should, so frustration came early. — Thomas S. Buechner Copy Share Image
It is in the intellectual and emotional response, the conscious and subconscious associations of the artist, that the potential power of painting lies. — Thomas S. Buechner Copy Share Image
An artist is either good at color or good at value but rarely good at both. I focus on the tonal range, the dark-light… — Thomas S. Buechner Copy Share Image
Have you ever hung a piece of black velvet behind you and looked at yourself in the mirror? We are each of us quite… — Thomas S. Buechner Copy Share Image
Do good work. Don't worry about expressing yourself. Figure out what you do well and make it better. — Thomas S. Buechner Copy Share Image
I'm interested in human vulnerability. We are alone, and my portraits reflect this quality. I don't want anything to get in the way of… — Thomas S. Buechner Copy Share Image
A single model enables me to focus on one thing at a time, separating design and form and color into three successive stages. — Thomas S. Buechner Copy Share Image
