Quotes by Jerry Pinkney

Jerry Pinkney

A sense of community has always been important to me. I understood very early that I could not grow as an artist or as a person without being connected to institutions and clients that served the community.

Artist

Community

Important

African American writers and artists, by the very nature of what they do, will actually enhance or bring together people in a way that might be very, very healthy.

African American

Artist

People

All of us have places that we can go where we feel most complete.

Feels

Drawing creates its own kind of private space. Coupled with certain interests that I want to speak to in my art, it’s really kind of a safe haven for me. Creating art is not only a comfort zone, but also a way of speaking to my passions.

Art

Passion

Safe Haven

I do think it’s important to expose kids to artists.

Artist

Kids

Thinking

I feel the calmest when I’m drawing or when I’m creating images. I love connecting the mind with the hand and producing something – that is very comforting and centering for me.

Creating

Drawing

Hands

I have to believe that when I finish a project, that I will not only grow as an artist, but as a person.

Artist

Believe

Projects

I like to bring a certain sense of humanity and detail to my work, and watercolor allows me to do that. I have fascination and wonder about the line and transparent quality or properties in watercolor. I use watercolor to give voice to what I would like to talk about.

Giving

Humanity

Voice

I like to talk about my challenges as they relate to all of us, and I try to leave them with a sense of what it feels like to succeed at something and to arrive at a goal. I talk a lot about finding that thing that you feel is important to you, that’s your calling, and about the reward you will get from staying with it, no matter what the challenges are.

Challenges

Goal

Important

I never demonstrate how art should be made or what the outcome should look like. Instead, give kids the tools and the materials to make their own art. Have them experience the process.

Art

Giving

Kids

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Abundance

African American

Answers

Art

Artist

Believe

Book

Challenges

Children

Class

Color

Community

Country

Crafts

Creating

Done

Drawing

Feels

Giving

Goal

Growing Up

Hands

Humanity

Important

Kids

Kings

Might

Opportunity

Our World

Passion

People

Pieces

Play

Projects

Safe Haven

School

Self

Skirts

Strong

Struggle

Thinking

Trying

Use

Validation

Voice

Want

Way

Would Be

Years

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Quotes by Jerry Pinkney

Jerry Pinkney

A sense of community has always been important to me. I understood very early that I could not grow as an artist or as a person without being connected to institutions and clients that served the community.

African American writers and artists, by the very nature of what they do, will actually enhance or bring together people in a way that might be very, very healthy.

All of us have places that we can go where we feel most complete.

Drawing creates its own kind of private space. Coupled with certain interests that I want to speak to in my art, it’s really kind of a safe haven for me. Creating art is not only a comfort zone, but also a way of speaking to my passions.

I do think it’s important to expose kids to artists.

I feel the calmest when I’m drawing or when I’m creating images. I love connecting the mind with the hand and producing something – that is very comforting and centering for me.

I have to believe that when I finish a project, that I will not only grow as an artist, but as a person.

I like to bring a certain sense of humanity and detail to my work, and watercolor allows me to do that. I have fascination and wonder about the line and transparent quality or properties in watercolor. I use watercolor to give voice to what I would like to talk about.

I never demonstrate how art should be made or what the outcome should look like. Instead, give kids the tools and the materials to make their own art. Have them experience the process.

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