The seed of your next artwork lies embedded in the imperfections of your current piece. — David Bayles Art inspiration Copy Share Image
The seed of your next artwork lies embedded in the imperfections of your current piece. Such imperfections are your guides - valuable,… — David Bayles Artwork Copy Share Image
“But the important point here is not that you have — or don’t have — what other artists have, but rather that… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
“In essence, art lies embedded in the conceptual leap between pieces, not in the pieces themselves. And simply put, there’s a greater… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
“But while mastering technique is difficult and time-consuming, it’s still inherently easier to reach an already defined goal — a “right answer”… — David Bayles Angel Copy Share Image
“There were counter-protests, of course, and in the end Mapplethorpe’s work was exhibited, but the message to the arts community was clear:… — David Bayles American revolution Copy Share Image
Art is a high calling - fears are coincidental. Coincidental, sneaky and disruptive, we might add, disguising themselves variously as laziness, resistance… — David Bayles Achievement Copy Share Image
“Sometimes to see your work’s rightful place you have to walk to the edge of the precipice and search the deep chasms.… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
“Fears arise when you look back, and they arise when you look ahead. If you're prone to disaster fantasies, you may even… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
“But is the Mona Lisa really art? Well then, what about an undetectably perfect copy of the Mona Lisa? That comparison (however… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
The hardest part of art-making is living your life in such a way that your work gets done-over and over-and that means,… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
“In making art you need to give yourself room to respond authentically, both to your subject matter and to your materials. Art… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
“Uncertainty is the essential, inevitable and all-pervasive companion to your desire to make art. And tolerance for uncertainty is the prerequisite to… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
“HENRY JAMES once proposed three questions you could productively put to an artist’s work. The first two were disarmingly straightforward: What was… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
There's generally no good reason why others should care about most of any one artist's work. The function of the overwhelming majority… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
Lesson for the day: vision is always ahead of execution - and it should be. — David Bayles Dreams Copy Share Image
Even talent is rarely distinguishable, over the long run, from perseverance and lots of hard work. — David Bayles Hard Copy Share Image
The difference between art and craft lies not in the tools you hold in your hands, but in the mental set that… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
What you need to know about the next piece is contained in the last piece. The place to learn about your materials… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
Nature places a simple constraint on those who leave the flock to go their own way: they get eaten. In society it's… — David Bayles Admonition Copy Share Image
Talent may get someone off the starting blocks faster, but without a sense of direction or a goal to strive for, it… — David Bayles Block Copy Share Image
“Over time, the life of a productive artist becomes filled with useful conventions and practical methods, so that a string of finished… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
“Today, indeed, you can find urban white artists — people who could not reliably tell a coyote from a german shepherd at… — David Bayles Art Copy Share Image
The lessons you are meant to learn are in your work. To see them, you need only look at the work clearly… — David Bayles Asks Copy Share Image
