MY INSPIRATION WALL - MON MUR D'INSPIRATION

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MY INSPIRATION WALL

Studio visitors often ask to take pictures of what I call “My Inspiration Wall”.  These are quotes, sometimes serious, sometimes in jest from people who have inspired me during my life’s journey.  There are also pieces of art that have been gifted to me by family, friends, collectors and in certain cases, children.  I’d like to share some photos and some of the quotes here.

  •  The painting comes to me as if in a dream - Vincent Van Gogh

 

  •   Focus on what you have instead of what you don't have. On what's right in your world instead of what's wrong. On where you're going instead of what you've been through. - Billy Cox

 

  •  Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution. - Albert Einstein

 

  • Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new - Albert Einstein

 

  •  Don’t let schooling interfere with your education - Mark Twain

 

  •  In the inner place where true artists create there exists a pure child - Lauren Harris

 

  •  Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge - Carl Jung

 

  •    When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy”. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life. - John Lennon

 

  •   If you’re going through hell, keep going. - Winston Churchill

 

  • An artist is never ahead of its time but most people are far behind theirs. - Edgar Varese


 

 


Version française 


MON MUR D’INSPIRATION

 

Les visiteurs de mon studio me demandent souvent de prendre des photos de ce que j’appelle « Mon mur d’inspiration ». Il s’agit de citations, parfois sérieuses, parfois en plaisantant, de personnes qui m’ont inspirée au cours de ma vie. Il y a aussi des œuvres d’art qui m’ont été offertes par ma famille, des amis, des collectionneurs et dans certains cas, des enfants. J’aimerais partager ici quelques photos et certaines de ces citations.

 

Voici les traductions françaises des citations demandées :

 

·        Le tableau me vient comme dans un rêve. - Vincent Van Gogh

 

·        Concentrez-vous sur ce que vous avez plutôt que sur ce que vous n'avez pas. Sur ce qui va bien dans votre monde plutôt que sur ce qui va mal. Sur là où vous allez plutôt que sur ce que vous avez traversé. - Billy Cox

 

·        Éloignez-vous des personnes négatives. Elles ont un problème pour chaque solution. - Albert Einstein

 

·        Quiconque n'a jamais commis d'erreur n'a jamais tenté d'innover. - Albert Einstein

 

·        Ne laissez pas l'école interférer avec votre éducation. - Mark Twain

 

·        Dans le lieu intérieur où les vrais artistes créent, il existe un enfant pur. - Lawren Harris

 

·        Penser est difficile, c'est pourquoi la plupart des gens jugent. - Carl Jung

 

·        Quand j'étais à l'école, on m'a demandé ce que je voulais être quand je serai grand. J'ai écrit 'heureux'. Ils m'ont dit que je n'avais pas compris la consigne, et je leur ai dit qu'ils n'avaient pas compris la vie. - John Lennon

 

·        Si vous traversez l'enfer, continuez d'avancer. - Winston Churchill

 

·        Un artiste n'est jamais en avance sur son temps, mais la plupart des gens sont loin derrière le leur. - Edgar Varèse

 

·        Encore plus que du talent de l'intelligence, même du génie l'excellence naît de l'effort. - Pierre Desjardins




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