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Many are they who have a taste and love for drawing, but no talent; and this will be discernible in boys who are not diligent and never finish their drawings with shading. Leonardo da Vinci

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Men of lofty genius sometimes accomplish the most when they work least, for their minds are occupied with their ideas and the perfection of their conceptions, to which they afterwards give form. Leonardo da Vinci

Work Genius Sometimes Men Minds Lofty Give Perfection Ideas Most Occupied Least Accomplish Form Which Afterwards

In the political confusion and the torrid heat, I convinced myself that Madrid was the world's stomach and that I had been chosen for the task of restoring this digestive organ to health. Leonora Carrington

Myself Health World Political Confusion Organ Digestive Madrid Restoring Had Been Task Stomach Heat Convinced Chosen

Everyone's had an interesting life. Unless they're interested in business or something. Leonora Carrington

Life Business Everyone Unless Something Had Interested Interesting Interesting Life

I have always thought - and a lot of people won't agree with this - that we're incredibly driven by fear, basically. Aren't we? It's awful to be frightened. I think it's a very strong, very powerful thing, fear. Leonora Carrington

People Strong Fear Thought Think Incredibly Driven Powerful Powerful Thing Always Lot Very Frightened Agree Awful Thing Basically

I hated being in a convent. It's another form of power. Manipulation. Because who can say - one God for the whole universe? I think there must be millions of gods! And they're not all of them very nice. Leonora Carrington

What would anyone want to write about me for? I'm just an old lady. Leonora Carrington

Me Old Would About Write Just Lady Want Anyone Old Lady

When you get down to it, at it's root, Comedy is truth, absurdity, and pain. One of my little mottos is: 'Do you remember the Peanuts cartoon where Charlie Brown kicked the football and kissed the Little Red Haired Girl? Neither do I.' Lev Yilmaz

I don't personally try to balance my work because I operate under the assumption that anyone reading or watching my stuff isn't having a particularly balanced day anyway. But negative attitudes just amuse me more than positive ones. Lev Yilmaz

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Whenever I get the sort of fancy pants idea that I'm doing anything other than pure expression things start to go wrong. When I get too premeditated, things start to go wrong. I just shut that part of my brain off. Lev Yilmaz

We made satires of everything - news broadcasts and TV shows that we watched. When I look at them now, they are totally amateurish, but I find it quite remarkable that we were so skeptical of the world! My parents watched them and thought they were funny; they really encouraged us. Lev Yilmaz

Funny News World Thought Made Parents Everything TV Find TV Shows Totally Remarkable Look Were Encouraged Quite Skeptical Them Us Really Shows Now Watched

The same sort of thing was supposed to happen when performance animation was invented: Everybody thought it would save so much time. But it became its own niche altogether. Lev Yilmaz

Time Thought Own Everybody Would Invented Animation Performance Supposed Sort Became Altogether Same So Much Time Happen Much Niche Thing Save

I used to think fashion was something unattainable and reserved only for people who look like models. But looking back, I've always made bold choices, possibly beginning with the silk jungle print jacket, orange shorts, and Nepalese cap I insisted on wearing every day when I was ten. Lisa Hanawalt

Fashion Day Every Day People Made Looking Looking Back Beginning Every Think Back Possibly Unattainable Wearing Silk Insisted Something Ten Only Like Look Print Always Jungle Jacket Models Orange Cap Shorts Choices Used Who Bold Reserved

I don't consider myself a political artist, but I am political just by nature of being a woman. Lisa Hanawalt

Myself Nature Woman Political Consider Am Artist Just Being

Humans are generally much trickier to draw because we're so used to looking at and analyzing human faces. The slightest tweak makes a huge difference in how we perceive that character. Lisa Hanawalt

Character Looking Analyzing Slightest Draw Perceive Faces Generally Because Makes How Huge Huge Difference Human Difference Much Used Tweak Humans

I have existential worries inside of me, but I don't always know how to express them all the time. Lisa Hanawalt

Time Me Worries Inside Know Always How Existential Them Express

I think, a lot of time, when I'm making art, I'm trying to get into a state of childlike play, where I'm not self-conscious; I'm not worried about what the outcome is going to be. I'm just having fun. Lisa Hanawalt

When I was five, six, I drew myself as a cat a lot, because I was obsessed with cats. And then, as soon as I took my first riding lesson, I started drawing horses. Lisa Hanawalt

Myself Cats First Lesson Took Drawing Drew Horses Cat Obsessed Soon Because Lot Five Six Then Riding Started

I went to UCLA and studied studio art. I thought I was going to be a gallery painter, photographer, or ceramicist. Then, when I graduated, that didn't happen immediately. I didn't suddenly get solo shows in Chelsea, and I realized that is actually kind of difficult to break into. Lisa Hanawalt

When people think what is the most simple sort of human, it's a white man, and anything else that is added to that complicates it for people. It comes with all kinds of meanings and connotations. If they have a different skin color, that comes with a connotation. If they're a woman, 'Oh well, what do I feel about that?' Lisa Hanawalt

Man Woman People Simple White Skin Think Added Else Kinds About Color Feel Most Well Sort Human Oh Different Anything Anything Else Meanings Skin Color Connotation Connotations

The social aspects of food are really important to me - my favourite food-related memories are meals I've shared with my family and friends. Posting Instagram pictures of your food and then seeing your friends comment on it is just a modern form of that kinship. Lisa Hanawalt

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I value multi-layered artwork that warrants a second glance, so I try my best to achieve that with my own work. If something is solely pretty or solely disgusting, you look at it once and get the gist and move on. If it's a mix of both, it's potentially more interesting. Lisa Hanawalt

Work Best You Try Achieve Value Own Move On Once Solely Pretty Something My Own More Potentially Both Glance Look Mix Get Move Artwork Disgusting Interesting Second

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