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AWAD had another, this from Louis Nizer, a lawyer (1902-1994.)

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

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Another found on AWAD, from photographer Ansel Adams:

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

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Pablo Picasso:

My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general; if you are a monk, you will become Pope." Instead I was a painter and became Picasso.

clrmered

In fact, whatever exists in the universe, in essence, in appearance, in the imagination, the painter has first in his mind and then in his hands - it lies in his power to create them... - Leonardo Da Vinci

chirping1

"Art washes from the soul the dust of every day life"

I find this so true. There has been many a time I've made pictures on TD to help relieve difficult times in my life. If it doesn't cleanse them away completely, it at least makes them bearable.

Shanley

"The remedy to fire is fire"- a swahili proverb.
Tough situations ask for tough decisions...