Kay WalkingStick

Do you spend a couple of hours every day in your studio?

— Kay WalkingStick

Ya wanna be an artist? Make art!

— Kay WalkingStick

State what you actually see in someone's work first: objects/space/color/directional flow - then content. Interpret.

— Kay WalkingStick

Avoid methodology. If what you're doing is about technique, that's not art.

— Kay WalkingStick

It is important to know: 1) You are OK just the way you are. You need a strong stomach, a tough hide,…

— Kay WalkingStick

Get rid of your little darlings.

— Kay WalkingStick

Be of good cheer, miracles do happen.

— Kay WalkingStick

Collect stimulus, draw them. Focus, find out as much as you can. Stimulate yourself.

— Kay WalkingStick

Journal what you love, what you hate, what's in your head, what's important. Journaling organizes your thoughts; allows you to see things…

— Kay WalkingStick

When in doubt, make a red painting.

— Kay WalkingStick

I expect of abstraction as much as what imagery does for me... to carry meaning.

— Kay WalkingStick

Don't be afraid of expressing what you really mean in your art, what you really feel. Say it visually, as strongly as…

— Kay WalkingStick

Real success is making art your whole life.

— Kay WalkingStick

Tell the viewer something that they need to know.

— Kay WalkingStick

Encaustic gives markmaking a dimension... additive/subtractive.

— Kay WalkingStick

Art can be close to the bone, but we are not our work. Try not to identify your core ego with your…

— Kay WalkingStick

I expect art to make me scream, art to reveal soul.

— Kay WalkingStick

Surface is a modernist concept. What surface does is to encourage one to see the painting as object rather than as a…

— Kay WalkingStick

Art has to be incredibly layered. Symbols, signifiers... layers that relate. Combine signifiers with more abstract notions. Push! Vary lines.

— Kay WalkingStick

What is it you want your audience to see? Who is your audience? What does surface signify? Does it carry meaning? Do…

— Kay WalkingStick