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LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman
American Artist
Born: Jun 8, 1921
Died: Jun 20, 2012
Best Life Me People Work You
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I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist. LeRoy Neiman
Art History Training Young Crucial Scholastic Developing Studying Said Always Art History Artist Artists Fully
I always stayed in tune with my own ambitions and attitudes and I'm still my intractable old self, for better or worse. LeRoy Neiman
Better Old Ambition Own Worse Intractable Stayed My Own Self Attitudes Always Still Tune Old Self
Eating is one of the great beauties in life. One of my favorite recreations... eating with friends, the service, the ambience. LeRoy Neiman
Life Service Great Favorite Eating Beauties Ambience Friends
The most important thing is to just do it. If I work at a higher level I have responsibility to do better than what I've done before. Sometimes the best happens - beyond possibility. Just do it. Can't worry about it. LeRoy Neiman
Work Best Better Sometimes Responsibility Important Before Just Do It Worry Possibility About Higher Higher Level Beyond Most Most Important Thing Important Thing Than Done Just The Most Important Happens Thing Level
I had a go at changing history - maybe not all by myself - I fought at the battle of Normandy, I slogged through the Ardennes, and I celebrated the liberation of Paris on the streets with beautiful French girls throwing flowers at me. I said good-bye to my first true love and discovered what I really wanted to do with my life. LeRoy Neiman
Life Love Beautiful True Love Myself Me History Battle Girl My Life First Changing Liberation Paris Through Throwing Had True Good-Bye French Said Go Discovered Celebrated Maybe Wanted Really Fought Streets Flowers
It's been fun. I've had a lucky life. Art has made me pull the best out of myself. LeRoy Neiman
Life Art Best Myself Me Made Out Had Been Fun Lucky Pull
But 'Playboy' was liberating. I was drawn to it and went for it full throttle. LeRoy Neiman
Liberating Drawn Full Playboy
You know what I like about San Francisco? The women are beautiful, fashionable and smart. San Francisco is one of the only cities I like to visit. I love New York and Chicago - I studied there, and L.A. has the same people as New York. LeRoy Neiman
Love Beautiful You Women People Smart Francisco Visit Cities About Only Studied New Like Know Chicago Women Are York Same New York San San Francisco Fashionable
'Playboy' made the good life a reality for me and made it the subject matter of my paintings - not affluence and luxury as such, but joie de vivre itself. LeRoy Neiman
Life Good Me Reality Matter Luxury Made Good Life Subject Subject Matter Itself Affluence Paintings Playboy
I've zeroed in on what you would call action and excellence... Everybody who does anything to try to succeed has to give the best of themselves, and art has made me pull the best out of myself. LeRoy Neiman
Art Best Myself Me You Try Made Action Everybody Out Would Give Excellence Call Does Anything Succeed Themselves Who Pull
I don't know if I'm an impressionist or an expressionist. You can call me an American first... I've been labeled doing neimanism, so that's what it is, I guess. LeRoy Neiman
Me You First Guess Know Call Doing Been Labeled Impressionist American Expressionist
As I turn 91 this June 8th, I have to admit my hours at the easel have diminished. LeRoy Neiman
Diminished Admit Hours June Turn
I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves. LeRoy Neiman
Women Men Doors Open The Doors Hold Themselves
Some people try to paint in my style. Some simply sell pirated copies of my work. Some claim to be my publisher or agent or even my exclusive representative, when they are not. LeRoy Neiman
Work People Try Some People Style Claim Some Simply Exclusive Sell Representative Agent Paint Even Publisher Copies
The people who love my paintings, that respond to them the most, they're spectators, they're not viewers. LeRoy Neiman
Love People Respond Most Them Viewers Who Paintings Spectators
I draw all the time. Drawing is my backbone. I don't think a painter has to be able to draw, I just think that if you draw, you better draw well. LeRoy Neiman
Time You Better Think Backbone Draw Drawing Able Well Just Painter
It's a nice feeling to go out in the world and look for excellence - the best in man. My subject is very valid. It's about people, and about life. LeRoy Neiman
Life Best Man People World Feeling Nice Valid Out About Excellence Look Go Subject Very
No, I never had any dreams. The process of art is a dream in itself. The artist just doesn't... you work out something. It's yours. You don't have to go to sleep to do that. You do that on the canvas. LeRoy Neiman
Work Art Dreams You Out Dream Something Never Had Go Itself Any Artist Just Process Canvas Work Out Yours Sleep
I played an artist in a comedy called 'Rooster.' It was a zany film by Glen Larson, a friend who produced several successful television series including 'Magnum PI.' LeRoy Neiman
Comedy Several Television Television Series Friend Artist Rooster Produced Successful Who Series Including Film Played
It has been difficult to hold onto many paintings but I have retained a few. Possibly the current favorite is titled 'Big Band' completed in 2005. It measures 13 feet x 9 feet. It has 18 nearly life size recognizable portraits of the biggest jazz stars that I knew and saw perform in the 1950s, '60s, '70s, '80s and includes Wynton Marsalis. LeRoy Neiman
Life Big Band Few Jazz Stars Difficult Saw Completed Favorite Recognizable Has-Been Possibly Onto Knew Perform Feet Big Band Been Current Size Hold Biggest Measures Many Paintings Nearly Portraits
You can't take yourself too seriously. LeRoy Neiman
You Yourself Seriously Too Take

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