Jim Drain Quotes

To be able to do art, it was a luxury to me.

Making art has never been a mystery to me. It's never been something that's very difficult.

China is important to the world in that they are a force and on the move. Exposing them to figurative art opens up a potential for artistic expression far greater than anyone would ever have dreamed possible until today. It is this very spirit of the struggle and determination to triumph that inspires creative expression.

I'm privileged that I'm an artist.

Being creative is my idea of heaven. I'm just incredibly fortunate that I can do it in artwork. Watercolor is what I started out with. What I love about watercolor is that a lot of happy accidents occur.

My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.

The market kills more artistic passion than anything else.

Through all the world there goes one long cry from the heart of the artist: Give me a chance to do my best.

I am here on Earth to express myself, and the many media of art are my magic carpets that allow me the freedom to do so.

I liked drawing and painting, because the only failure would be to listen to the doubters who wanted me to stop drawing and painting because 'you aren't going to make a living doing that.' I liked looking in art books at the work of painters.

Doing my art came out of something very solitary and something that I had no intention of showing anybody, and yet once people saw pieces in my house, it became really clear that there was a great demand for my art.

The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether it's the film or painting and drawing, which has been a big part of my life, for a long time.

There are infinite modes of expression in the world of art, and to insist that only by one road can the artist attain his ends is to limit him.

I knew I wanted to be an artist at age 5 or 6. I always drew. At 8, I was permitted to study.

I finally got to the point where I decided I don't care if it's good art or bad art - it's what I do. I enjoy doing it, and people like it.

I never thought about doing anything other than making art.

When you are older, you realise that everything else is just nothing compared to painting and drawing.

My whole life, I've always had to be surrounded by creative things. I find it relaxing to be in touch with creations by other people.

I decided that what I really wanted to do was go off and paint.

I barely knew I wanted to be an artist. I liked my art classes and painting was fun, I guess, but I didn't realize that seeing the country was going to inspire me to further explore that... but that's what it did.

Even though the museums guarding their precious property fence everything off, in my own studio, I made them so you and I could walk in and around, and among these sculptures.

I don't like to say I have given my life to art. I prefer to say art has given me my life.

The great thing about being an artist is, we want our work to be seen.

As an artist, you find at different times you want to do different things.

I follow my inspiration to wherever it goes. I do want the fans to feel the fun and excitement about it, and I like for people to be able to make their own interpretations about my work.