Painting requires skill. Photography is created by the camera, and one cannot fully control what the camera sees. So people take many photographs because several must always be discarded.

Art is an international language, understood by all.

As the spiral of modern art history continues to wind down, we can see the increasing demand for tradition in the visual arts.

The ability to draw from life determines the artist's skill. This is why live drawing classes have always been at the top of the curriculum for properly structured academic workshops.

Painting is a mosaic of colors weaved into a seamless whole.

One can compare art education to the solid foundation for a house - once it's built properly, it will hold any shape or form you will place on it.

Envy derives from insecurity.

Art Education is as important for a realist artist as an Alphabet is to learn a language.

Artists with a capital 'A' are at ease working in all areas of art, whether it is a contemporary abstract painting or work requiring methods and techniques of the Renaissance Masters.

Realist artists should join together in a worldwide effort... Sharing it with each other and teaching it - that is the key to the success and never-ending beauty and harmony of Realism.

It is far easier to debate about realistic painting than to paint one.

This isn't fair, he would think in those moments. This isn't friendship. It's something, but it's not friendship. He felt he had been hustled into a game of complicity, one he never intended to play.

You are the ocean to my eyes.

Men die:and they are not happy.

It is obvious that the prevalent Christian world-view is not a Kingdom world-view.

Life is in Fate's hands now. You made your choice to stay... it's too late to change that, so stop agonizing over it.... You're making my scales itch.Saphira, from "Eragon

I have this vision that I'm really watching each one of my daughters start to become women, and mothers. And this is what's gonna save our planet.

All great scientists have, in a certain sense, been great artists; the man with no imagination may collect facts, but he cannot make great discoveries.

I've still kind of maintained a low profile but people still kind of recognize you and will come up to you, and that's taken a bit of getting used to.

America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men.

Were I to commence my administration again, the first question I would ask respecting a candidate would be, Does he use ardent spirits?