Catherine Stock Quotes

• My fabulous architect godfather and mentor told me once that striving toward a goal - or perfection - gives one focus and direction, which is a helluva lot better than chasing one's tail.

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  Giving, Goal, Perfection

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• Art is a business, like any other.

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  Art, Art Is

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• I refer to my non-productive periods as fallow times. I think they are essential.

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  Thinking, Essentials, Periods

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• My biggest fear is expending the best and most exciting energy in sketches, no matter how quickly executed. I often need to empty the rubbish bin several times before regaining the fresh quality of the initial exploratory sketches.

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  Quality, Energy, Needs

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• If one is constantly challenged, one grows. If one becomes complacent, one stultifies.

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  Growth, Complacent, Grows

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• The muse on my shoulder is very sensitive and does not abide claptrap of any kind... Only when I am totally immersed... absorbed in work... does she allow something magical to happen and I become aware of a faint heartbeat and gentle breath emanating from my brush.

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  Doe, Kind, Muse

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• I am holed up in a small village where I am doing my own work and it feels great. I have a small gallery and not many people find me, but I am happy being left alone and doing what I love.

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  People, Small Villages, Gallery

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