I thought to live on an island was like living on a boat. Islands intrigue me. You can see the perimeters of your world. It's a microcosm. Jamie Wyeth boatintrigueisland Change image and share on social
Painting is such an individual profession. I'm not performing. There's no audience. Jamie Wyeth audienceindividualpaint Change image and share on social
There's a quality of life in Maine which is this singular and unique. I think. It's absolutely a world onto itself. Jamie Wyeth absolutelylifemaine Change image and share on social
I have hundreds of art books and the biographies of artists I love, such as Thomas Eakins and Edgar Degas. Jamie Wyeth artartistbiography Change image and share on social
Being a painter is the only profession where you have to stand there with all your shortcomings on the wall. Jamie Wyeth painterprofessionshortcoming 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
From my earliest memories, my aunt was squirting out oil paint. I could just eat it. I would go from her studio and walk down to my father's house, and there he was, working in egg tempera. Jamie Wyeth auntearlyeat Change image and share on social
Painting is a field that attracts a lot of lazy people. You can just sort of sit and wait for things to come to you. I know a lot of painters who'll sit and chat it up all night. But God, I just can't do that. Jamie Wyeth attractchatfield share on social
The great thing about a painter is that he or she lives on - I mean, Andrew Wyeth is more in his paintings than he was walking around. Jamie Wyeth andrewgreatlive Change image and share on social
My father, whose work I adore... was down working on little things of grass and dead birds. Well, that didn't interest me. As an 8-year-old kid, I wanted knights in armor and so forth. Jamie Wyeth adorearmorbird Change image and share on social
