Quotations

He who works with his hands is a labourer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, his head and his heart is an artist. (Saint Francis of Assisi)

Painting is personal translation of what you see and feel. (Ray Balkwill)

Portraiture can surely only progress as an art form with artists at liberty to express themselves and interpret their subject using styles and techniques that are limited only by their own imagination and invention. (Jack Buchan and Jonathan Baker)