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Tom Shropshire Quotes



Quotes by Tom Shropshire - (17 quotes)

Tom Shropshire - From the Artists category:

I don't care about an artist's rhetoric, philosophy, biography or fame... I only care about how well an artist can paint, and if I like what he or she paints. Feel free to judge me by the same standards. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Boredom category:

It is fine to have a consistent style and subject ...it is also boring. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Contemporary Art category:

I work in a representational contemporary style, but my paintings often include elements of pulp cover art and subjects influenced by film, mythology, urban legend, and folklore. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Dealers category:

Galleries are no longer the gatekeepers. While they minded their little gates a super highway called the Internet soared above them. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Finishing category:

My favorite painting is the one I just finished. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Finishing category:

My mind sees my finished painting well before I actually finish. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Fire category:

I like good art and a good bourbon, a wood fire and a good story. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Imagination category:

I have never been anywhere that equaled my imagination. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Innocence category:

If there is a child within all of us, it is this child that shapes my artwork even today. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Inspiration category:

Inspiration is found at the end of your brush. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Painting category:

If you want to learn to paint, paint every morning before breakfast. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Seeing category:

Forget all the labels and just look. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Studio category:

My dream studio wouldn't need north light, just a huge window facing west to paint the morning and evening skies. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Subject category:

Life is too short to put limits on the type of subjects... (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Subject category:

If I could only paint one subject I would paint the sky. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Teaching category:

As a teacher, I would rather help than criticize. (Tom Shropshire)

Tom Shropshire - From the Worth category:

My art is personal but only has true value when shared. (Tom Shropshire)