Pearls from artists* # 643

Mar 12

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Sunset over Jersey City


*an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on.

What the really great artists do is they’re entirely themselves. They’re entirely themselves, they’ve got their own visions, they have their own way of fracturing reality, and if it’s authentic and true, you will feel it in your nerve endings.

David Foster Wallace quoted in Art From Your Core: A Holistic Guide to Visual Voice by Kate Kretz

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About barbararachkoscoloreddust

Barbara’s thoughts on art, the creative process, soft pastel, the inspiration she finds in travel, what it’s like to be an artist in New York City, and other wisdom for artists as we travel our solitary and sometimes lonely roads.

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  1. Jon Barlow Hudson's avatar Jon Barlow Hudson | March 12, 2025 at 8:39 am

    i certainly agree with this thought !! buon lavorro!!!

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