If you labor heavily upon a work of art, then part of what you are saying is, 'This is a heavy work of art.' If you happen to be trying to say something about lightness, then the art should be light as well. Chris Raschka arthappenheavily share on social
Part of why I like watercolor is that mistakes are visible, and you can't really repair much. It has to look easy. When it comes out, it looks easy, but to get to that point takes a lot of doing. Chris Raschka easylotmistake Change image and share on social
There has to be the right pacing of images to tell the story. I'm always stunned at how little you can put in. Chris Raschka imagepaceput Change image and share on social
Any teacher in the arts and sciences has to maintain a sense of childlikeness to be truly inventive. Chris Raschka artchildlikenessinventive Change image and share on social
Openness is something any teacher strives to instill in his or her students. Chris Raschka instillopennessstrive Change image and share on social
Can you really learn to knit from a diagram? Try it. Do you want to learn to ski or surf by yourself? You could drown or run into a tree. Chris Raschka diagramdrownknit Change image and share on social
Whatever I'm thinking about has got to fit into thirty-two pages, the standard picture book size. So that's something. But the structure and the form for me are almost the most important, because these will express as much as words and images will the content of the work. Chris Raschka bookcontentexpress share on social
To learn to ride a bicycle, as with the other great noble human inventions, is a hugely complex activity. Generally, it requires three things: the learner, the teacher and the bicycle, all in the same place at the same time, most often outside someplace. Chris Raschka activitybicyclecomplex share on social
Usually, a number of events will be going on around me to start me on a book. What I mean is, I will have read a poem or seen a picture that is lingering in my mind. Chris Raschka bookeventlinger Change image and share on social
I wasn't always minimal. In the early days, I was laying it on as thickly as I could, trying very hard to get it right. But I found that the harder I tried, the more tired whatever it was I was working on looked. And then I grew tired of it as well. Chris Raschka dayearlyfind share on social
