I feel sorry for people of good heart who have never had a chance to learn the realities of Native American everything - not just our history but the sweetness and the beauty and the reasons why were so close to Mother Earth.
Buffy Sainte-MarieSixteen million colors in your palette are hard for any artist, especially a beginner, to turn down.
Buffy Sainte-MarieIf I'm interrupted, it's just a minor inconvenience, but not a disaster, because it's easy to get back where I was: that is, the paint has not changed consistency; the light has not moved.
Buffy Sainte-MarieThe key is in remaining just aloof enough from a painting so that you know when to stop.
Buffy Sainte-Marie