Andrew Wyeth Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I can't work completely out of my imagination. I must put my foot in a bit of truth; and then I can fly free.”

“I surrendered to a world of my imagination, reenacting all those wonderful tales my father would read aloud to me. I became a very active reader, especially history and Shakespeare.”

“At 18 I began painting steadily fulltime and at age 20 had my first New York show at the Macbeth Gallery.”

“I'm a secretive bastard. I would never let anybody watch me painting... it would be like somebody watching you have sex - painting is that personal to me.”

“If you clean it up, get analytical, all the subtle joy and emotion you felt in the first place goes flying out the window.”

“To have all your life's work and to have them along the wall, it's like walking in with no clothes on. It's terrible.”