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Quotes by Jeanean Songco Martin - (10 quotes)

Jeanean Songco Martin - From the Beginning category:

'Blind energy' is a good thing. When one begins to paint, everything you know should disappear and the emotional side should take over. (Jeanean Songco Martin)

Jeanean Songco Martin - From the Construction category:

My marks are results of a building process; strokes building form, creating a sense of depth and three-dimensionality. (Jeanean Songco Martin)

Jeanean Songco Martin - From the Drawing category:

Without a sound knowledge of basic drawing principles one is condemned to floundering around in a muddle of confusion and frustration. (Jeanean Songco Martin)

Jeanean Songco Martin - From the Humility category:

Regardless of how much information I have processed or how much knowledge of art materials or theories I possess, I always feel humble. I feel like a novice picking up the brush for the first time in front of a new canvas. (Jeanean Songco Martin)

Jeanean Songco Martin - From the Importance category:

One thoughtful mark is much more important than one hundred careless marks. (Jeanean Songco Martin)

Jeanean Songco Martin - From the Knowledge category:

One can never ever know too much. Acquired knowledge is a cumulative process that should never end. (Jeanean Songco Martin)

Jeanean Songco Martin - From the Mediums category:

The thick and juicy stuff of paint is what I love and hope to preserve on the surface. (Jeanean Songco Martin)

Jeanean Songco Martin - From the Movement category:

I try to get at the inner structure first to re-create the movement inside the form. (Jeanean Songco Martin)

Jeanean Songco Martin - From the Vision category:

I try to empathize with the retinal image, to try to find a connection in creating a 'felt' sense of structure, form and value. (Jeanean Songco Martin)

Jeanean Songco Martin - From the Work category:

Through the work the creative process can take hold. Without the work there is no growth and the creative spark will die. (Jeanean Songco Martin)