My father's work is rather mysterious, not much said, and my grandfather's is robust, bursting off the walls. Jamie Wyeth burstfathergrandfather Change image and share on social
I spent a lot of time alone; I left school to be tutored. So, most of my companions were animals. It's as simple as that. I knew more animals than I did people. Jamie Wyeth animalcompanionknow Change image and share on social
Most of my reading is based on what I'm working on. I did a series of paintings based on the seven deadly sins, so I read Dante and then Milton's 'Paradise Lost.' That was a bit hard going. Jamie Wyeth basebitedante Change image and share on social
The quality I most loved in Warhol - it was his sense of wonder. I mean, he was - absolutely everything was, 'Oh my God, isn't that wonderful!'. You know, and so it wasn't that he was cool and kind of calculated at all. He was very childlike. Jamie Wyeth absolutelycalculatechildlike share on social
I just can't whip off a likeness of somebody. Jamie Wyeth likenesswhip Change image and share on social
Oddly enough, my grandfather probably had more of an influence on me than my father. Jamie Wyeth fathergrandfatherinfluence Change image and share on social
I began drawing when I was nearly 3, and after finishing the sixth grade, I left school to paint and was tutored at home. My father didn't think a formal education was necessary for a painter. Jamie Wyeth begindraweducation Change image and share on social
I have copies of the books my grandfather illustrated for Scribner's in each house. I read those books all the time. Jamie Wyeth bookcopygrandfather Change image and share on social
I'm not just interested in fascinating faces or trees. I want to bore in deeper. Jamie Wyeth beardeepface Change image and share on social
I immediately doubt things if I become satisfied with them. Being satisfied by something is a real danger for me. I hope I never lose that. That would be death. Jamie Wyeth dangerdeathdoubt Change image and share on social
