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The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore

The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore

Emily May 23, 2019

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on

Emily February 22, 2016

What is art but a way of seeing?

What is art but a way of seeing?

Emily February 18, 2016

Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love

Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love

Emily February 15, 2016

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it

Emily February 12, 2016

Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one

Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one

Emily February 11, 2016

Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious

Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious

Emily February 10, 2016

Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction and

Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction and

Emily February 3, 2016

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things

Emily January 29, 2016

Every artist writes his own autobiography

Every artist writes his own autobiography

Emily January 7, 2016

Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former

Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former

Emily January 7, 2016

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery

Emily November 26, 2015

Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs

Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs

Emily November 24, 2015

Sorrowful and great is the artist’s destiny

Sorrowful and great is the artist’s destiny

Emily November 21, 2015

Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists

Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists

Emily November 16, 2015

Remember, we are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not

Remember, we are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not

Emily October 31, 2015

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser

Emily September 3, 2015

If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two

If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two

Emily May 16, 2015

Overthinking is the art of creating problems that weren’t even there

Overthinking is the art of creating problems that weren’t even there

Emily May 1, 2015

She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something

She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something

Emily April 9, 2015

Make your lives a masterpiece, you only get one canvas

Make your lives a masterpiece, you only get one canvas

Emily March 10, 2015

I am an artist; do not tell me to come out of my shell, because my shell is bigger than your universe, thank you for understanding

I am an artist; do not tell me to come out of my shell, because my shell is bigger than your universe, thank you for understanding

Emily March 9, 2015

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up

Emily February 23, 2015

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day

Emily February 20, 2015

Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape

Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape

Emily January 10, 2015