Artists

No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting.

I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love.

~Edvard Munch

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I think the families of many artists have to endure a great deal of pain as the artist pursues her craft. In some cases, when the artist is experimenting with different mediums, a family member may lose an eye because a ball point pen was used where a marker might have been more appropriate.