Trying to be original is futile. If you have no place to go, stay home and cook. — Walter Darby Bannard
When you make the obvious mysterious, then the mysterious becomes unavailable. — Walter Darby Bannard
In ART as in Life the Best Way to REMEDY mistakes is to take advantage of them. — Walter Darby Bannard
Good art, no matter how simple or casual-seeming, always carries a high density of choice. — Walter Darby Bannard
If you learn something too well, it will get in the way of your perception of reality. — Walter Darby Bannard
Good new art may not look like art. Inspiration doesn’t follow style, it creates it. — Walter Darby Bannard
Originality is way overrated. To make, you need to take. All great artists do. — Walter Darby Bannard
Many years ago, Clement Greenberg said, ‘All profoundly original work looks ugly — Walter Darby Bannard