No amount of technical knowledge and competence is, of itself, sufficient to make a craftperson into an artist. That requires caring - passionate caring about ultimate things.
Unlike a child in a totally urban environment, my friends and peer group were not only other children, but also wild and domesticated animals, plants… - Freeman Patterson
Unlike a child in a totally urban environment, my friends and peer group were not only other children, but also wild and domesticated animals, plants…
- Freeman Patterson
If you do not see what is around you every day, what will you see when you go to Tangiers? - Freeman Patterson
If you do not see what is around you every day, what will you see when you go to Tangiers?
Every artist is, first of all, a craftperson thoroughly knowledgeable about the materials, tools, and techniques of his or her particular medium and … - Freeman Patterson
Every artist is, first of all, a craftperson thoroughly knowledgeable about the materials, tools, and techniques of his or her particular medium and …
A photographer who wants to see....must recognize the value of the familiar. Your ability to see is not increased by the distance you put between you… - Freeman Patterson
A photographer who wants to see....must recognize the value of the familiar. Your ability to see is not increased by the distance you put between you…
Seeing, in the finest and broadest sense, means using your senses, your intellect, and your emotions. It means encountering your subject matter with … - Freeman Patterson
Seeing, in the finest and broadest sense, means using your senses, your intellect, and your emotions. It means encountering your subject matter with …
Creation and creativity are inextricably linked. - Freeman Patterson
Creation and creativity are inextricably linked.
There is a close connection between art and religion in the sense that both are concerned about questions of meaning - if not about the meaning of ex… - Freeman Patterson
There is a close connection between art and religion in the sense that both are concerned about questions of meaning - if not about the meaning of ex…
Thirty-six satisfactory exposures on a roll means a photographer is not trying anything new - Freeman Patterson
Thirty-six satisfactory exposures on a roll means a photographer is not trying anything new
Consciously and unconsciously, an artist engaged in serious work is always raising or dealing with the question, 'What really matters?' - Freeman Patterson
Consciously and unconsciously, an artist engaged in serious work is always raising or dealing with the question, 'What really matters?'
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