Chuck Close

Amateurs look for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work. ↗

— Chuck Close

#inspiration #inspirational

I'm plagued with indecision in my life. I can't figure out what to order in a restaurant. ↗

— Chuck Close

#i #indecision #life #my life #order

It doesn't upset artists to find out that artists used lenses or mirrors or other aids, but it certainly does upset the art historians. ↗

— Chuck Close

#art #artists #certainly #does #find

Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow. ↗

— Chuck Close

#focused #good #many #mean #more

What difference does it make whether you're looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look. ↗

— Chuck Close

#does #front #life #look #looking

All the fingerprint paintings are done without a grid. ↗

— Chuck Close

#grid #paintings #without

I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around. ↗

— Chuck Close

#around #especially #experience #having #her

I'm very learning-disabled, and I think it drove me to what I'm doing. ↗

— Chuck Close

#drove #i #i think #me #think

It's always a pleasure to talk about someone else's work. ↗

— Chuck Close

#always #else #pleasure #someone #talk

Part of the joy of looking at art is getting in sync in some ways with the decision-making process that the artist used and the record that's embedded in the work. ↗

— Chuck Close

#artist #decision-making #decision-making process #embedded #getting