"I consider myself a businessman with a brush. I paint a picture and sell a one-time use only, sometimes for use on a toy, a deck of cards, calendars and greetings cards, then I sell the painting. I sell it six times, while other artists paint a picture and sell it once."
-Maxfield Parrish
Interesting.
-fv
5 comments:
That's a great quote. Maxfield Parrish, you bastard. You paint so many colors, how do you do it.
Hey Francis. I had a chance to see your Totoro piece at the Cartoon Museum in SF last week. It's a beauty! Well done.
yes, great quote!
good one, I'm always fond of:
"The only difference between a fine artist and an illustrator, is that the latter can draw, eat three square meals a day, and can afford to pay for them."
- James Montgomery Flagg
nothing against the fine artist out there.
Parrish got all those colors through lots of layers of paint and varnish. His process is insane, he thought like a printing press!
Parrish is the master of the art hustle.
How have you been my friend?
The new work youve been churning out ALWAYS an inspiration!
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