Most beginners are too anxious for results. Real progress takes place over a long period of time. Mary Beth McKenzie More Quotes by Mary Beth McKenzie More Quotes From Mary Beth McKenzie 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. Mary Beth McKenzie portraitureshapescolor Sometimes working on one painting will help solve a problem in another painting. Mary Beth McKenzie paintingproblemhelping Everything in painting is about relationship, so I judge each area by its relationship to the surrounding areas. Mary Beth McKenzie paintingareasjudging 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. Mary Beth McKenzie focusimaginationgiving Nothing is more beautiful than a line that brings out a form. Mary Beth McKenzie linesformbeautiful You have to evolve as an artist, and this is really a lifelong process. Mary Beth McKenzie evolutionartistprocess 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. Mary Beth McKenzie changerealityneeds I usually start by doing one or more color studies of the subject on a piece of canvas taped to cardboard. Mary Beth McKenzie piecescolorstudy Artists make things so much easier for themselves when they learn to trust their eyes. Mary Beth McKenzie easiereyeartist Cats sleep in a state of total abandon, and I find that state very interesting in people as well. Mary Beth McKenzie catsleeppeople
