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“My paintings don't simply represent what I see; they present viewers with what I want them to see.” quote by Ken Danby — Download Open image

“My paintings don't simply represent what I see; they present viewers with what I want them to see.”

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Regardless of the importance of known evidence to the contrary, the arts are generally regarded as being so much entertaining fluff, a commodity that…

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Understand who you are and who you want to be, and thereby learn how you may best relate to others.

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Abstraction and realism work best together.

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I must have the personal dialogue, the private time, with each painting in progress. I can't share it with anyone until it's done.

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We do not see with our eyes, but through them.

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Art is a necessity, an essential part of our enlightenment process.

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Without art, we're handicapped, and living a stifled, barren existence.

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Art is a necessity - an essential part of our enlightenment process. We cannot, as a civilized society, regard ourselves as being enlightened without…

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In painting, detail for the sake of itself is useless. It must have relevance to the whole.

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I love painting. I love writing. I love creating and being around people who are creating.

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