I always work directly from life, partly because I really enjoy having an interaction with the person in front of me but also because I love having a…

- Mary Beth Mckenzie

I usually start by doing one or more color studies of the subject on a piece of canvas taped to cardboard.

- Mary Beth Mckenzie

Cats sleep in a state of total abandon, and I find that state very interesting in people as well.

- Mary Beth Mckenzie

Everything in painting is about relationship, so I judge each area by its relationship to the surrounding areas.

- Mary Beth Mckenzie

Leaving some areas less finished in a painting, or more out of focus than others, allows the imagination to finish them and gives more importance to …

- Mary Beth Mckenzie

Nothing is more beautiful than a line that brings out a form.

- Mary Beth Mckenzie

Most beginners are too anxious for results. Real progress takes place over a long period of time.

- Mary Beth Mckenzie

Sometimes working on one painting will help solve a problem in another painting.

- Mary Beth Mckenzie

Artists make things so much easier for themselves when they learn to trust their eyes.

- Mary Beth Mckenzie