I collect words and phrases for naming the children of my brush.

- Gene Black

If some of the greats had followed the traditional ways we would be missing so much fine art.

- Gene Black

There is joy in feeling the bristles of a quality brush, seeing the richness and lush color of truly good pigment flowing onto the paper or canvas. T…

- Gene Black

Draw, as much and as often as you can. When drawing lies fallow, the skill diminishes.

- Gene Black

In times of stress drawing is a way of relieving tension.

- Gene Black

Too much verbal stimulation causes the work to suffer.

- Gene Black

I discover methods for myself and then read books that describe 'my' method. This leads me to believe that the creative well is shared in some magica…

- Gene Black