Jamie Wyeth Inspirational Quotes (5)

I'm an odd portrait painter in that I'm not just interested in human faces. I consider almost all of my paintings to be portraits.

Everything I paint is a portrait, whatever the subject.

When I paint a portrait I want to know more than just the looks of the person. I want to know how they live and what their feelings are... It then becomes more than just physiognomy, but the feel of the person.

My interest in painting is recording things. I think of myself as almost a documentary filmmaker... I've gotten into some curious situations.

Painting to me is constant searching. I can see what I want, but I can't get there, and yet you have to be open enough that if it goes another way, then let it go that way.