Amount Quote by Freeman Patterson

Every artist is, first of all, a craftperson thoroughly knowledgeable about the materials, tools, and techniques of his or her particular medium and skilled…

— Freeman Patterson

you don't need talent to be an artist. 'Artist' is just a frame of mind. Anybody can be an artist, anybody can communicate if…

— Yoko Ono

To be an artist you have to be as much a businessman to succeed, you have to spend an equal amount of time doing…

— Debbie Harry

With any medium you are working in, technical skills obviously help, but your mind is what you really need to expand. That is how…

— Petra Collins

Nothing happens overnight for anyone. To become a skilled, accomplished artiste, you need time to work on yourself first.

— Neeti Mohan

Purely by hard work, one can become an artist.

— Robert Fripp

I think that an artist should be a skilled craftsman.

— Shea Hembrey

Becoming an artist cannot be taught. A degree and diligence is not a guarantee that one can become an 'artist.

— Scott Kahn

Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.

— Ai Weiwei

Proficiency in a craft is essential to every artist. Therein lies the prime source of creative imagination. Let us then create a new guild…

— Walter Gropius

Artmaking involves skills that can be learned. . . In large measure becoming an artist consists of learning to accept yourself, which makes your…

— David Bayles

To be a creative person and be a professional, as an artist you have to be able to withstand pain, rejection, and for some,…

— Ira Sachs