Quotes: Gay Hendricks

"[B]aseball, like life, required the same letting go of expectations to really allow enjoyment."

–– Gay Hendricks (b. 1945), American psychologist and writer 

Source: Gay Hendricks, Lindsay Tinker. The Fourth Rule of Ten. New York: Hay House, 2015; p. 309. 

via: Commonplace Book, 2024, 2025, p. 74. 

Quotes: Songezo Zantsi

"I close my [studio] day with a process I've come to enjoy over the years, creating small works that allow me to play outside my usual medium of oil painting. It's my way of experimenting with materials I'm not typically known for, such as polish and calamine, and working on different surfaces such as wood, paper or canvas. I also explore using watercolours, oil pastels and soft pastels. These pieces are more about embracing mistakes and letting go of the day's creative energy. I don't judge myself when creating these works; they're a space to experiment and release any built-up tension. If one of these works sparks more interest or inspiration overnight, I'll revisit it the next morning, but in the moment, it's just about letting go and playing." 

–– Songezo Zantsi (b. 1991), South African visual artist

Source: House and Leisure South Africa, Autumn 2025, Digest/Studio visits, Songezo Zantsi, p. 229. 

via: Sketchbook U 21, 2025, p. 8-9. 

Quotes: Nicholas Wilton

"Over the years I have realized that actually my paintings are are [sic] not so much about what I end up with in the end, but surprisingly what I remove to arrive at that end. My art teaches me over and over again that in order to gain something of value I need also, to let many things go. In fact I no longer think of keeping things or giving things away as two different aspects of my art making but rather just one. This is a big part of what my art is about." 

–– Nicholas Wilton (b. 1961), American painter, teacher, and blogger 

Source: Instagram Nicholas Wilton Friday June 29, 2018

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook 2017-2018 d, 2018, p. 35.

Quotes: Rebecca Solnit

"The art is not one of forgetting but letting go. And when everything else is gone, you can be rich in loss."

–– Rebecca Solnit (b. 1961), American author 

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook, 2017 b, p. 27.