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Jamie Wyeth Quotes

I learned from a longtime farmer that pigs enjoy soothing music Picture Quote #1

Dance looks absurd on film, I think, like little puppets moving around Picture Quote #1

I paint every day. I really have no hobbies. That’s all I do Picture Quote #1

As a child, I always wanted to live on a boat Picture Quote #1

I’m a terrible technician, and I have a very hard time painting Picture Quote #1

The things that I paint are things that I know very well Picture Quote #1

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I just can’t whip off a likeness of somebody Picture Quote #1

I spent a lot of time alone; I left school to be tutored. So, most of my companions were animals. It’s as simple as that. I knew more animals than I did people Picture Quote #1

I have continued to paint; my father - who was savaged by the critics - continued to paint until practically the last week of his life Picture Quote #1

Being a painter is the only profession where you have to stand there with all your shortcomings on the wall Picture Quote #1

Animals are not cute. They are disturbing. Pigs do eat their young. Actually, I hate pigs. I just happen to have some who are friends of mine Picture Quote #1

When painting portraits a lot of people say, ‘Why not get a photograph of the person?’ Photography is wonderful and it is an art form in itself, but... my portrait is a culmination of elements... a truer image of a person than just the ‘click’ of a snapshot Picture Quote #1

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Interesting is when one can produce a picture that is pretty, but with undercurrents. The metaphor that comes to mind is in the poems of Robert Frost Picture Quote #1

The problem with having the name Wyeth is that immediately, when people hear the name, they all of a sudden see weathered barns in a field or something Picture Quote #1

I never knew my grandfather. He died the year before I was born. But as a child, he did, of course, those wonderful illustrations, ‘Treasure Island,’ and whatnot Picture Quote #1

I have hundreds of art books and the biographies of artists I love, such as Thomas Eakins and Edgar Degas Picture Quote #1

Art was a way of life in my family. My grandfather, N.C. Wyeth, who died a year before I was born, had been a prominent painter. So was my father, Andrew. My two aunts and two of my uncles also earned a living as painters Picture Quote #1

Growing up in Chadds Ford, Pa., I shuttled between studio space in my parents’ house and my grandfather’s studio just up the hill. It was a solitary childhood, but I loved it Picture Quote #1

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The quality I most loved in Warhol - it was his sense of wonder. I mean, he was - absolutely everything was, ‘Oh my God, isn’t that wonderful!’. You know, and so it wasn’t that he was cool and kind of calculated at all. He was very childlike Picture Quote #1

My aunt Caroline was really a character. She lived and worked in my grandfather’s old house and even wore some of his clothes Picture Quote #1

To me, dance is so ethereal and elusive, so much of an illusion. After a performance, that’s it. With vocals and music, you have good recordings Picture Quote #1

Most of my reading is based on what I’m working on. I did a series of paintings based on the seven deadly sins, so I read Dante and then Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost.’ That was a bit hard going Picture Quote #1

With a creature, there’s no voice, so the eyes become the voice. When you get eye-to-eye contact, a real connection, it’s limitless - and incredibly thrilling Picture Quote #1

I began drawing when I was nearly 3, and after finishing the sixth grade, I left school to paint and was tutored at home. My father didn’t think a formal education was necessary for a painter Picture Quote #1

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Painting is a field that attracts a lot of lazy people. You can just sort of sit and wait for things to come to you. I know a lot of painters who’ll sit and chat it up all night. But God, I just can’t do that Picture Quote #1

I have hundreds of art books and the biographies of artists I love, such as Thomas Eakins and Edgar Degas Picture Quote #1

To me, dance is so ethereal and elusive, so much of an illusion. After a performance, that’s it. With vocals and music, you have good recordings Picture Quote #1

There’s a quality of life in Maine which is this singular and unique. I think. It’s absolutely a world onto itself Picture Quote #1

The real kiss of death - particularly with my father - is the extraordinary popularity of his work Picture Quote #1

The great thing about a painter is that he or she lives on - I mean, Andrew Wyeth is more in his paintings than he was walking around Picture Quote #1

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I learned from a longtime farmer that pigs enjoy soothing music (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) Dance looks absurd on film, I think, like little puppets moving around (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) I paint every day. I really have no hobbies. That’s all I do (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) As a child, I always wanted to live on a boat (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) I’m a terrible technician, and I have a very hard time painting (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) The things that I paint are things that I know very well (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) I just can’t whip off a likeness of somebody (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) I spent a lot of time alone; I left school to be tutored. So, most of my companions were animals. It’s as simple as that. I knew more animals than I did people. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) I have continued to paint; my father - who was savaged by the critics - continued to paint until practically the last week of his life (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) Being a painter is the only profession where you have to stand there with all your shortcomings on the wall (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) Animals are not cute. They are disturbing. Pigs do eat their young. Actually, I hate pigs. I just happen to have some who are friends of mine (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) When painting portraits a lot of people say, ‘Why not get a photograph of the person?’ Photography is wonderful and it is an art form in itself, but... my portrait is a culmination of elements... a truer image of a person than just the ‘click’ of a snapshot (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) Interesting is when one can produce a picture that is pretty, but with undercurrents. The metaphor that comes to mind is in the poems of Robert Frost (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) The problem with having the name Wyeth is that immediately, when people hear the name, they all of a sudden see weathered barns in a field or something. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) I never knew my grandfather. He died the year before I was born. But as a child, he did, of course, those wonderful illustrations, ‘Treasure Island,’ and whatnot. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) I have hundreds of art books and the biographies of artists I love, such as Thomas Eakins and Edgar Degas. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) Art was a way of life in my family. My grandfather, N.C. Wyeth, who died a year before I was born, had been a prominent painter. So was my father, Andrew. My two aunts and two of my uncles also earned a living as painters. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) Growing up in Chadds Ford, Pa., I shuttled between studio space in my parents’ house and my grandfather’s studio just up the hill. It was a solitary childhood, but I loved it. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) The quality I most loved in Warhol - it was his sense of wonder. I mean, he was - absolutely everything was, ‘Oh my God, isn’t that wonderful!’. You know, and so it wasn’t that he was cool and kind of calculated at all. He was very childlike. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) My aunt Caroline was really a character. She lived and worked in my grandfather’s old house and even wore some of his clothes. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) To me, dance is so ethereal and elusive, so much of an illusion. After a performance, that’s it. With vocals and music, you have good recordings. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) Most of my reading is based on what I’m working on. I did a series of paintings based on the seven deadly sins, so I read Dante and then Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost.’ That was a bit hard going. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) With a creature, there’s no voice, so the eyes become the voice. When you get eye-to-eye contact, a real connection, it’s limitless - and incredibly thrilling. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) I began drawing when I was nearly 3, and after finishing the sixth grade, I left school to paint and was tutored at home. My father didn’t think a formal education was necessary for a painter. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) Painting is a field that attracts a lot of lazy people. You can just sort of sit and wait for things to come to you. I know a lot of painters who’ll sit and chat it up all night. But God, I just can’t do that. (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) I have hundreds of art books and the biographies of artists I love, such as Thomas Eakins and Edgar Degas (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) To me, dance is so ethereal and elusive, so much of an illusion. After a performance, that’s it. With vocals and music, you have good recordings (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) There’s a quality of life in Maine which is this singular and unique. I think. It’s absolutely a world onto itself (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) The real kiss of death - particularly with my father - is the extraordinary popularity of his work (Jamie Wyeth Quotes) The great thing about a painter is that he or she lives on - I mean, Andrew Wyeth is more in his paintings than he was walking around (Jamie Wyeth Quotes)

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