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Art Quote by Jim Dine

“I work every day. I work all day. I've never…” quote by Jim Dine — Download Open image

“I work every day. I work all day. I've never had a holiday. It's all I really want to do. It's what I'm here for. . . . More and more, I'm just so grateful I was born an artist.”

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More important than having a romance with the object that I'm drawing, is to have a romance with the mark that I am making.

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