While in college, I used to get my ideas from photographs in 'National Geographic.' I started painting palm trees and motorboats. Peter Saul collegegeographicidea Change image and share on social
I try to find a subject that is interesting to me and to the viewer both. If I can't, then I stop right there. Peter Saul findintereststop Change image and share on social
I try to vote as left as I can. I hope that my paintings will coincide and be far left, but frequently... the painting rebels and goes fascist on me. Peter Saul coincidefascistfrequently Change image and share on social
You never know about the art world because it's a matter of opinion. If you look at old art like Rembrandt and Vermeer, it's not completely a matter of opinion. The pictures confront you, and you see exactly what it is. In modern art, a lot of it is suggestive, and it becomes a matter of opinion. Peter Saul artcompletelyconfront share on social
A mistake I've made is I have not worried sufficiently about the art world, really. I have not concerned myself with the other people in the art world. I've been a little too singular, and that's a mistake I've made. But everybody makes a mistake of some kind, and if that's my only mistake, I'm happy. Peter Saul artconcernhappy share on social
A lot of the things I do are obvious things that for some reason are not done. I could never figure this out. Why don't people do the obvious? Peter Saul figurelotobvious Change image and share on social
I'm into using acrylic, in a complicated kind of way: Making it just as good as oil paint - better, maybe. It's odd - when I started out, acrylic was for children, pretty much. It was a cheaper paint. It wasn't supposed to look very good or last very long. Peter Saul acryliccheapchild share on social