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During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that you've captured everything, because afterwards it will be too late. — Henri Cartier-Bresson
For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations. — Paul Cezanne
In the Soviet Union it was illegal to take a photograph of a train station. Look what happened to them. They tried to classify everything. — Tom Clancy
I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the… — Chuck Close
It doesn't upset artists to find out that artists used lenses or mirrors or other aids, but it certainly does upset the art historians. — Chuck Close
Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're… — Chuck Close
What difference does it make whether you're looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to… — Chuck Close
There are so many artists that are dyslexic or learning disabled, it's just phenomenal. There's also an unbelievably high proportion of artists who are left-handed,… — Chuck Close
A photograph doesn't gain weight or lose weight, or change from being happy to being sad. It's frozen. You can use it, then recycle it. — Chuck Close
Ease is the enemy of the artist. When things get too easy, you're in trouble. — Chuck Close
I don't work with inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work. — Chuck Close
I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system. — Chuck Close
I'm very interested in how we read things, especially the link between seeing two-dimensional and three-dimensional images, because of how I read. — Chuck Close
In my art, I deconstruct and then I reconstruct, so visual perception is one of my primary interests. — Chuck Close
It's always a pleasure to talk about someone else's work. — Chuck Close
Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how… — Chuck Close
Part of the joy of looking at art is getting in sync in some ways with the decision-making process that the artist used and the… — Chuck Close
As I have practiced it, photography produces pleasure by simplicity. I see something special and show it to the camera. A picture is produced. The… — Sam Abell
A mad, keen photographer needs to get out into the world and work and make mistakes. — Sam Abell
Essentially what photography is is life lit up. — Sam Abell
It matters little how much equipment we use; it matters much that we be masters of all we do use. — Sam Abell
My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it. — Sam Abell
Editorial photography has to be energetic and visually competitive. — Sam Abell
My father taught me photography. It was his hobby, and we had a small darkroom in the fruit cellar of our basement. It was the… — Sam Abell
'Woman on the Plaza,' with its distinct horizon, snow-like surfaces, wintry wall, stunning sunlight, sharp shadows, and hurrying figure, would become the most biographical of… — Sam Abell

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