Quotes: Robert Henri

"The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable."

 –– Robert Henri, born Robert Henry Cozad (1865-1929), American painter and teacher 

via: Commonplace Book 2022, 2022, p. 96.

Quotes: Tom Blachford

"It has been a reminder that creative practice and creative flow often come from listening to your very quietest impulses and running with them." 

–– Tom Blachford (b.1987), Australian photographer 

Source: Aleesha Callahan. "Future Image Maker." Habitus June-September 2023, Issue 57, p. 45.

Quotes: Henri Matisse

"The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer." 

–– Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French visual artist

via: Sketchbook 32, 2022, p. 122.