Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by T. Allen Lawson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by T. Allen Lawson.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
T. Allen Lawson

T. Allen Lawson is an American artist recognized for his landscape paintings of Wyoming and Maine subjects, and is perhaps best known for having painted the White House Christmas card in 2008. His work is characterized by patient observation of nature and an interest in abstract design. He is a resident of Rockport, Maine.

Born: August 3, 1963
What you work hardest at, you love the most.
If you know the differences between an oak and a poplar, a spruce and a pine, down to the needles... you are able to paint that tree with more conviction, even if done with a few broad strokes.
The transition from painter to artist comes when you cross the line of painting what you see to painting what you feel about what you see. — © T. Allen Lawson
The transition from painter to artist comes when you cross the line of painting what you see to painting what you feel about what you see.
If everything that you do is for the market, it won't work.
I've started to experiment [in the studio] with texturing the canvas, building up the surface with large brushes, palette knife or fingers. I want to say more in my art.
Art is the space between the viewer and the rectangle that hangs on the wall. Unless something of the person that created the work is there, there's nothing for the viewer to take away.
It benefits all artists to help one another - it raises the whole profession.
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