Searching for Bouguereau

[Richard Bingham]

Originally Posted by Marvin Mattelson

. . . As a portrait artist I'm often asked, "Don't you get tired of just painting the same thing over and over?" My answer is that the subject matter is, to me, just an excuse to paint. It's all about the act of painting. The whole idea of making an intellectual statement is, again to me, stupid and beyond the point. The more timely and cutting the statement, the faster it becomes trite and corny . . .

Well said, Marvin. Very well said!