An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. – James Whistler
To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano. – James Whistler

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. – James Whistler
To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano. – James Whistler
The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many. – James Whistler
I also take pleasure in the so-called negative power in Grotjahns work. That is, I love his paintings for what they are not. Unlike much art of the past decade, Grotjahn isnt simply working from a prescribed checklist of academically acceptable, curator-approved isms and twists. – Jerry Saltz