Quotable Quotes

Dave again writing....Photography has been a stress-relief activity for me from various small burdens that can sometimes seem to accumulate. When I think about why I am drawn into the challenge of creating the best images I can, not just for the technical aspects like; focus, composition, exposure or depth of field (which are all important), I've listed a few relevant quotable quotes below to help explain what resonates with me.  In no particular order:

"A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art"-  Paul Cezanne

"To my mind a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful and pretty.  There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is, without creating still more of them"- Pierre-Auguste Renoir

"A true artist is not one who is inspired, but who inspires others"- Salvador Dali

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see"- Henry David Thoreau

"As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life"- John Lubbock

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance"- Aristotle

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life"- Pablo Picasso

"Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one"-Stella Adler

"The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist"- Eric Gill

"The principle of true art is not to portray, but to evoke"- Jerzy Kosinski

"The Achilles heel of an artist lies in the hope that his art is good"- Kapil Gupta.           (my reality check...)

and one of my favorites:

"He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist"- Saint Francis of Assisi

best regards, Dave