posted by Peter Buchan at 3:20 PM
"One is born an artist. The artist is a man endowed with a special nature, with a particular feeling for seeing form and color spontaneously, as a whole, in perfect harmony. If one lacks that feeling, one is not an artist and will never become an artist; and it is a waste of time to entertain the possibility. This craft is acquired through study, observation, and practice; it can improve by ceaseless work. But the instinct for art is innate. First, one has to love nature with all one's heart and soul, and be able to study and admire it for hours on end.
Everything is in nature. A plant, a leaf, a blade of grass should be the subjects of infinite and fruitful meditations; for the artist, a cloud floating in the sky has form, and the form affords him joy - helps him think."
-William Adolphe Bouguereau
Peter Buchan 2008
“The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and ironically, the more real.” -Lucian Freud
"Art, to me, is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain." -Childe Hassam
I am an artist currently residing in Fort Myers, Florida.
Please stop by often to see my latest works. I hope you enjoy your time here...
Peter Buchan
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