One of my favorite quotes

I don't know who said this, but it is still one of my favorites. " To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts - which have not been acquired by one's own effort. And, moreover, to succeed, the artist must possess the courageous soul. "

Quotes

I collect quotes. I write them on my walls of my studio. Here are a few of my favorites:

Hating people who wronged me only kept me in their power. Forgiving them and thanking them for the lessons they had taught me, set me free to continue on my way. Le Ly Hayslip

Art after all is the expression of sensations to subtle for words. Robert Henri

Art is a catharsis. Dorothy Parker

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Thoreau