13 Peter Wright quotes

When I look at some of my old work, the pieces I find most interesting are the ones with people in them.

Words: look, some, old, work, pieces, find, interesting, ones, people

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I never know what it's going to look like. Wouldn't be much point in painting if I already knew the outcome. I have a subject in front of me and I start flooding colour and making marks, I don't know, it's improvisation isn't it?

Words: never, know, going, look, point, painting, already, knew, outcome, subject, front, start, flooding, colour, making, marks, improvisation

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Painting is seen as picture making, the making of an art object, something that can stand on its own.

Words: painting, seen, picture, making, art, object, something, stand, own

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I think most people see drawing as subservient to the subject, a sort of meditation, a studying, a searching observation, in my case, for its own sake.

Words: think, people, see, drawing, subservient, subject, sort, meditation, studying, searching, observation, case, own, sake

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I have to experiment with methods and I'm trying to find an authentic way of making an equivalent of the living, breathing person within the limits of a single picture.

Words: experiment, methods, trying, find, authentic, way, making, equivalent, living, breathing, person, within, limits, single, picture

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I felt the need to get back to painting and I thought the best way was to start drawing, so I enrolled in a life drawing class. I soon discovered that people made very interesting subjects and I am still surprised that I had never discovered it before.

Words: felt, need, get, back, painting, thought, best, way, start, drawing, enrolled, life, class, soon, discovered, people, made, very, interesting, subjects, still, surprised, never, before

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I have never subscribed to the Dirty Pallet school of painting.

Words: never, subscribed, dirty, pallet, school, painting

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I had been living with dialysis for three years or so, and the new kidney felt like a reprieve, a new gift of life. I felt alive again and I guess that has had an effect on my use of colour.

Words: living, dialysis, three, years, new, kidney, felt, reprieve, gift, life, alive, again, guess, effect, use, colour

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I tried to learn the violin for a while.

Words: tried, learn, violin, while

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I've had to do all kinds of jobs to pay the rent. I've even worked in a Cornish tin mine.

Words: all, kinds, jobs, pay, rent, worked, Cornish, tin, mine

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As a kid I quite fancied the romantic, Bohemian idea of being an artist. I expect I thought I could escape from the difficulties of maths and spelling. Maybe I thought I would avoid the judgement of the establishment.

Words: kid, quite, fancied, romantic, bohemian, idea, being, artist, expect, thought, escape, difficulties, maths, Spelling, maybe, avoid, judgement, establishment

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You could always go on changing things but there comes a time when you have to decide to stop.

Words: changing, things, comes, time, decide, stop

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I used to paint landscapes without any people in them but now I paint people who happen to be in a particular place. They might be outside a pub, or on a beach or in a studio. They might have clothes on or they might not.

Words: used, paint, landscapes, any, people, now, happen, particular, place, might, outside, pub, beach, studio, clothes

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