The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work.
Chuck CloseThere's something Zen-like about the way I work - it's like raking gravel in a Zen Buddhist garden.
Chuck CloseI love making art... It's largely how I see myself. I'm an artist; therefore I have to make art.
Chuck Close