Frank Mullins Quotes

Well, I've always been a bit freaked out by manmade pools of water-the drain, like a pit in the earth, pools, toilets. - Frank Mullins

My mom says it was a very special moment between us... but I was still frustrated because I wanted to draw the cat like the one in the book. - Frank Mullins

At first I thought you paint only when inspired... I'd do nothing, then I'd paint 10 paintings in a week. Then I'd fret. - Frank Mullins

[That studio was built for her father shortly before his death from cancer in 1978.] It was a little daunting to come in here and come to terms with his spirit... but I always felt he was on my side, and I wanted to follow in his footsteps. - Frank Mullins

[Rather than waiting for inspiration, the artist started to find inspiration just by continually working her canvases. As her confidence grew, the panic she'd experienced when something wasn't perfect, abated.] It's like being cold in winter and you can't imagine that you'll ever be hot, or hot in summer, when you don't believe you'll ever be cold... Now I say, 'It's OK. You know this feeling.' - Frank Mullins

[Her confusion grew. She didn't know what to paint other than landscapes, and they did nothing to inspire her.] I was always desperate... Time was passing ... . Then Trey Friedman, a mentor, said, 'Just paint.' - Frank Mullins

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