All the fingerprint paintings are done without a grid. Chuck Close fingerprintgridpainting Change image and share on social
I only have so much time and energy and money, and I'm going to put it into my work. Chuck Close energymoneyput Change image and share on social
I knew from the age of five what I wanted to do. The one thing I could do was draw. I couldn't draw that much better than some of the other kids, but I cared more and I wanted it badly. Chuck Close agebadlycare Change image and share on social
You don't have to reinvent the wheel every day. Today you will do what you did yesterday, and tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually you will get somewhere. Chuck Close dayeventuallyreinvent Change image and share on social
No one was more surprised than me when my paintings started selling, except maybe my dealer. Chuck Close dealerpaintingsell Change image and share on social
I think women realise that I love women, and very often women seem to love me. Chuck Close loverealisewoman Change image and share on social
Every child should have a chance to feel special. Chuck Close chancechildfeel Change image and share on social
You know, the way art history is taught, often there's nothing that tells you why the painting is great. The description of a lousy painting and the description of a great painting will very much sound the same. Chuck Close artdescriptiongreat share on social
Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how somebody figured another way to rub colored dirt on a flat surface and make space where there is no space or make you think of a life experience. Chuck Close amazecoloredirt share on social
Photography is the easiest medium with which to be merely competent. Almost anybody can be competent. It's the hardest medium in which to have some sort of personal vision and to have a signature style. Chuck Close competenteasyhard share on social
