Eric Maisel Quotes
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An ability to choose is a necessity for the artist.
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Our desire is to grow so quiet and to work so deeply that we participate fully in the mystery in which we're embedded. When we manage to do that we feel as if we have merged with the universe; for the duration of that experience we feel immortal.
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The artist... may suppose that ideas are his chief currency; but unless he is also attuned to feelings, in life and in art, he will not move his fellow human beings.
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The growth that an artist seeks is a fine combination of mastering craft, garnering an audience, maintaining one's mental health, and working mightily from a ever-expanding base of experience.
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One visit with a child can supply us with enough creativity dust to last for a lifetime... Visit with children like you're the child you ought to be more often.
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Humanitarian convictions are the linchpins of our salvation, and these an artist must champion.
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The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression.
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Almost nothing beautiful or brilliant happens unless a person has thought about it a lot.
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While some part of the artwork may fail, the whole may have its own unique importance.
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A creative block is a fear about the future, a guess about the dangers dwelling in the dark computer and the locked studio.
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Live intensely and dangerously. The world may not depend on your efforts, but you do.