Best 9 quotes of Mary Beth Mckenzie on MyQuotes

A painting has its own existence and reality, and I make changes freely to meet the painting's needs. This sometimes takes me in another direction.

Artists make things so much easier for themselves when they learn to trust their eyes.

Cats sleep in a state of total abandon, and I find that state very interesting in people as well.

I always work directly from life, partly because I really enjoy having an interaction with the person in front of me but also because I love having a direct response to shape and color.

I usually start by doing one or more color studies of the subject on a piece of canvas taped to cardboard.

Leaving some areas less finished in a painting, or more out of focus than others, allows the imagination to finish them and gives more importance to the detailed parts.

Most beginners are too anxious for results. Real progress takes place over a long period of time.

Nothing is more beautiful than a line that brings out a form.

You have to evolve as an artist, and this is really a lifelong process.