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Quotes by Randall Sexton - (9 quotes)

Randall Sexton - From the Creativity category:

Creativity is about intention, expression, and choice... At once cerebral and yet visceral, it is what you think about in your head and what you feel in your gut. (Randall Sexton)

Randall Sexton - From the Desire category:

The drive to paint becomes an essential guide, directing attention to particular subjects. Almost like love-making, there is anticipation, a build-up of excitement and passion, a lack of control. (Randall Sexton)

Randall Sexton - From the Muse category:

Nature and its colorful glory or cities and the nitty-gritty – freeways or even empty parking lots – all are waiting to inspire the muse. (Randall Sexton)

Randall Sexton - From the Plein-Air category:

The plein-air artist gets to do it all - location scouting, directing, poetry, and painting. Each painting is part of a continuous tale, capturing the moment and recording the forever-changing landscape of life. (Randall Sexton)

Randall Sexton - From the Searching category:

As one begins searching for a place to paint, the muse is out there – in front and behind, 360 degrees, from the ground to the heavens – unfolding, embracing and forever changing. (Randall Sexton)

Randall Sexton - From the Simplicity category:

My ability to see the world in terms of abstract shapes and patterns of color and value is due to my work on location, where I quickly learned that I must simplify 'things' into 'shapes.' (Randall Sexton)

Randall Sexton - From the Spontaneity category:

With the changing light, movement and weather, the artist learns to paint quickly with a sense of spontaneity, making the act of painting an adventure. (Randall Sexton)

Randall Sexton - From the Subject category:

There has to be that magical 'urge' and excitement to paint the subject, or it just will not work. (Randall Sexton)

Randall Sexton - From the Technique category:

Theories, methods and formulas aid in the making of art, but each artist's technique comes more from his or her personality than anything else. (Randall Sexton)