Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Doris McCarthy

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an artist Doris McCarthy.
Last updated on April 15, 2025.
Doris McCarthy

Doris McCarthy, LL.D. was a Canadian artist known for her abstracted landscapes.

Artist | July 7, 1910 - November 25, 2010
My paintings are so legible, I feel guilty.
The real function of the artist is to give fresh vision to their own generation.
Writing gave me a second chance - not to change things, but to savor them. That is a great gift. — © Doris McCarthy
Writing gave me a second chance - not to change things, but to savor them. That is a great gift.
You are actually constructing... what your head understood about what your eyes saw.
Take a moment to think... See - logically.
I don't want to see any art-writing gobbledygook or overblown words in an essay about me. If a smaller, simpler word will do - use it.
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