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Kay WalkingStick Quotes

Kay WalkingStick Quotes
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Don't be afraid of expressing what you really mean in your art, what you really feel. Say it visually, as strongly as you can. Push as far a reach as you can, then go all the way!
Kay WalkingStick

2.
Journal what you love, what you hate, what's in your head, what's important. Journaling organizes your thoughts; allows you to see things in a concrete way that otherwise you might not see. Focus on what you think you need to find in your art.
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Surface is a modernist concept. What surface does is to encourage one to see the painting as object rather than as a window on the world.
Kay WalkingStick

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Art has to be incredibly layered. Symbols, signifiers... layers that relate. Combine signifiers with more abstract notions. Push! Vary lines.
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Collect stimulus, draw them. Focus, find out as much as you can. Stimulate yourself.
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State what you actually see in someone's work first: objects/space/color/directional flow - then content. Interpret.
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It is important to know: 1) You are OK just the way you are. You need a strong stomach, a tough hide, and to be able to take rejection well. 2) Do your homework. Check out galleries. Don't just walk in with your work. Be as professional as you can. 3)... there is a gallery for everybody.
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Tell the viewer something that they need to know.
Kay WalkingStick

Quote Topics by Kay WalkingStick: Art Doe Painting Dimensions Research Doubt Artist Layers Abstraction Success Viewers Happens Studios Rejection Cheer Hours Important Technique Want Trying Thinking Littles Space Soul Mediums Stimulus Red Giving Focus Expression
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Encaustic gives markmaking a dimension... additive/subtractive.
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Get rid of your little darlings.
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When in doubt, make a red painting.
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Avoid methodology. If what you're doing is about technique, that's not art.
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Be of good cheer, miracles do happen.
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I expect art to make me scream, art to reveal soul.
Kay WalkingStick

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Art can be close to the bone, but we are not our work. Try not to identify your core ego with your art.
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I expect of abstraction as much as what imagery does for me... to carry meaning.
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17.
Ya wanna be an artist? Make art!
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What is it you want your audience to see? Who is your audience? What does surface signify? Does it carry meaning? Do you fully understand and know what you are doing? WHY are you using encaustic?
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Do you spend a couple of hours every day in your studio?
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20.
Real success is making art your whole life.
Kay WalkingStick