tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post116700895102678444..comments2024-03-18T11:06:05.506-04:00Comments on ILLUSTRATION ART: ADVICE FROM ARTISTSDavid Apatoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-10576560411106529072019-05-06T16:40:09.401-04:002019-05-06T16:40:09.401-04:00Insofar as it's possible, art should explain i...Insofar as it's possible, art should explain itself, which I suppose is the origin of Matisse’s complaint. <br />However bad an artist’s explanation of their own work often is, everyone else's explanations are usually far worse. And it's often illuminating to learn what it is that the artist thought they were doing.<br />— RTRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-88903260376427822992007-05-15T21:03:00.000-04:002007-05-15T21:03:00.000-04:00i also like the curvy comment. you have quite a ni...i also like the curvy comment. you have quite a nice site, i enjoyed browsing it.<BR/>~Lara ~http://www.placidus-sinistra.deviantart.comLet's be an Inspirationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021336148723060622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-1167172999615605332006-12-26T17:43:00.000-05:002006-12-26T17:43:00.000-05:00"I ain't yet worked out whether I like girls becau..."I ain't yet worked out whether I like girls because I like curvy lines or if I like curvy lines because I like girls."<BR/><BR/>I wish I knew who said that. He sounds like my kind of artist. ;)colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14244453791724435617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-1167123281848938972006-12-26T03:54:00.000-05:002006-12-26T03:54:00.000-05:00That's an interesting quote, Bob, although I must ...That's an interesting quote, Bob, although I must say I've seen some pretty awful results when practice outstrips theory as well.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-1167072360928222482006-12-25T13:46:00.000-05:002006-12-25T13:46:00.000-05:00I always liked the quotation Niccolaides began wit...I always liked the quotation Niccolaides began with in his classic book on drawing, attributed to DaVinci: "The supreme misfortune is when theory outstrips practice." [I quote from memory, so I hope I've got it right]. It's a good thing to keep in mind for most endeavors in life, but certainly seems apt for illustration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-1167027838480506102006-12-25T01:23:00.000-05:002006-12-25T01:23:00.000-05:00oscar wilde is such a triposcar wilde is such a triplotusgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393867916489599891noreply@blogger.com