Alan Bean was an American astronaut and artist who was the fourth person to stroll on the moon. In this quote, he is reviewing his experience of painting and how it has actually ended up being an important part of his life. He is revealing his awareness that he need to continue to paint in order to remain linked to his imaginative side. This quote talks to the value of imagination and how it can be a source of pleasure and fulfillment. It likewise speaks to the idea that creativity is something that should be supported and cultivated in order to be totally understood. By staying connected to his creative side, Alan Bean was able to discover a sense of purpose and significance in his life. This quote is a tip that imagination is an important part of life and need to be embraced and supported.
This quote is written / told by Alan Bean between March 15, 1932 and May 26, 2018. He was a famous Astronaut from USA.
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"I studied all about Gauguin. He was a banker. He was a banker who - he used to paint on Sundays. And one day he hated himself for painting on Sundays"
"Nothing's sacred anymore. Those girls and I got so close. They were painting me naked every day for months. It was kind of like going to a really bizarre sleepover. It's what you guys imagine we do: One naked girl and seven pairs of hands all over her"
"He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from contemplating a painting, a statuette, a rare lace curtain - no matter what - after he had bought it and placed it among his household gods"
"As the books grew bigger and more ambitious, the situations in question sometimes became political ones, and so it became necessary to start painting in the social background on a scale which eventually became panoramic"
"On occasion I have drawn as a release from painting. The economy in using paper, pencil, charcoal and crayon can help towards a greater gamble and higher rewards. I also find that drawing can generate ideas more rapidly than painting"
"And all of this, all these physical aspects of painting at that time excited me very much. You could do a picture in just black and white. I mean all the things, whether you're soliciting permission or not, do give you permission"
"The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it"
