Don’t take it from just Mrs. G—listen to what the Master’s advise!

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day’s work, from
illuminating the fog that surrounds us.
::: Henri Matisse :::

If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,�
then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
::: Vincent van Gogh :::

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.
::: Leonardo DaVinci:::

“Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist.�
“No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.�
“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.�
:::Edward Hopper:::

“Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks.”
“Painting is a language for exchange of truths about needs”
:::Mark Rothko:::

Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear
what now you do not know.
::: Rembrandt :::

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that
I may learn how to do it.
::: Pablo Picasso :::