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Mary Todd Beam Art Quotes - (7 quotes)

Mary Todd Beam - From the Artists category:

We are painters first, artists always, and as such not bound by anything but our innate desire to create. (Mary Todd Beam)

Mary Todd Beam - From the Courage category:

Be brave enough to bring your life and life experiences into your work. There is something only YOU can give to art! (Mary Todd Beam)

Mary Todd Beam - From the Form category:

Painting around an object will help you look at your subjects in a new way - as shapes and spaces... (Mary Todd Beam)

Mary Todd Beam - From the Light category:

Wherever it is a literal manifestation in the work or an abstracted element, light compels the viewer. (Mary Todd Beam)

Mary Todd Beam - From the Renewal category:

Be willing to shed some old habits. Erase what has gone on before. Take risks. Let go! Clear the deck! Jump right into the water! (Mary Todd Beam)

Mary Todd Beam - From the Subject category:

Whether it's a flicker of light on a face, a shimmering reflection upon water or a ray of sun cascading through a window, these delights relate to all human spectators. (Mary Todd Beam)

Mary Todd Beam - From the Unknowns category:

The more we practice reaching into and prodding the unknown, the more we see that it is the only place to be and the most rewarding for us as creators. We may even grow to like it! (Mary Todd Beam)



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