His work inspired so many - the attendance figures for his exhibitions are proof of that for sure. Now, looking back on his life story, the inspiration that he himself was and the legacy he leaves behind is beautifully clear.
Tretchikoff's only influence was simply the beauty he saw in the life around him. If something moved, touched and inspired him, he painted it. He never compromised and painted only what he liked. It just so happened Ð fortunately for him - that the subject matter
Tretchikoff's only influence was simply the beauty he saw in the life around him. If something moved, touched and inspired him, he painted it. He never compromised and painted only what he liked. It just so happened Ð fortunately for him - that the subject matter
he chose and the way he chose to depict it intrigued his audiences the world over. He painted for the sheer passion of it and the rest, being the fame and fortune, was a mere by-product of following his life's passion. If you read his life story, one relises that, although the odds were seriously against him, he just kept on doing what he loved, painting and the rest happened effortlessly. Could this not be a lesson to us? Know thy self and to thy own self be true, find your passion, believe in yourself and take action, no matter what.
“Express your passion, do what you love, no matter what.”
:::Vladimir Tretchikoff:::
“Tretchikoff achieved everything that Andy Warhol stated he wanted to do but could never achieve because of his coolness”
:::Wayne Hemingway, designer:::
“Lime green and lurid - the trademarks of an artist the public loved and critics hated.”
:::Michael McNay:::
“It's not a matter of painting life, it's a matter of giving life to painting.”
:::Pierre Bonnard:::
“I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.”
::: Marcel Duchamp :::
“The music that really turns me on is either running toward God or away from God. Both recognize the pivot, that God is at the center of the jaunt.”
::: Bono :::
“The sense of motion in painting and sculpture has long been considered as one of the primary elements of the composition.”
::: Alexander Calder :::
“There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it.”
::: Henry Moore :::
“Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
::: Lewis Carroll :::
“If I knew what the picture was going to be like I wouldn’t make it. It was almost like it was made already.. the challenge is more about trying to make what you can’t think of.
::: Cindy Sherman :::
:::Vladimir Tretchikoff:::
“Tretchikoff achieved everything that Andy Warhol stated he wanted to do but could never achieve because of his coolness”
:::Wayne Hemingway, designer:::
“Lime green and lurid - the trademarks of an artist the public loved and critics hated.”
:::Michael McNay:::
“It's not a matter of painting life, it's a matter of giving life to painting.”
:::Pierre Bonnard:::
“I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.”
::: Marcel Duchamp :::
“The music that really turns me on is either running toward God or away from God. Both recognize the pivot, that God is at the center of the jaunt.”
::: Bono :::
“The sense of motion in painting and sculpture has long been considered as one of the primary elements of the composition.”
::: Alexander Calder :::
“There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it.”
::: Henry Moore :::
“Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
::: Lewis Carroll :::
“If I knew what the picture was going to be like I wouldn’t make it. It was almost like it was made already.. the challenge is more about trying to make what you can’t think of.
::: Cindy Sherman :::
"At heart I am a bohemian but I prefer to live like a capitalist," he said. "I'd rather drive a Cadillac than ride a bicycle.”
:::Vladimir Tretchikoff:::
“Love is when the desire to be desired takes you so badly that you feel you could die of it.
::: Henri Toulouse Lautrec :::
“You come to nature with all her theories, and she knocks them allflat.”
::: Renoir :::
“I’m not an abstractionist. I’m not interested in the relationship of color or form or anything else. I’m interested only in expressing basic human emotions: tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on.”
::: Mark Rothko :::
“Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity.”
::: Damien Hirst :::
“I tend to like things that already exist.”
::: Jasper Johns :::
“Reason is powerless in the expression of Love.”
::: Rumi :::
“The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.”
::: Michelangelo :::
“What counts most is finding new ways to get the world down in paint on my own terms.”
::: Georg Baselitz :::
Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
::: Og Mandino :::
:::Vladimir Tretchikoff:::
“Love is when the desire to be desired takes you so badly that you feel you could die of it.
::: Henri Toulouse Lautrec :::
“You come to nature with all her theories, and she knocks them allflat.”
::: Renoir :::
“I’m not an abstractionist. I’m not interested in the relationship of color or form or anything else. I’m interested only in expressing basic human emotions: tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on.”
::: Mark Rothko :::
“Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity.”
::: Damien Hirst :::
“I tend to like things that already exist.”
::: Jasper Johns :::
“Reason is powerless in the expression of Love.”
::: Rumi :::
“The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.”
::: Michelangelo :::
“What counts most is finding new ways to get the world down in paint on my own terms.”
::: Georg Baselitz :::
Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
::: Og Mandino :::
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