Kinukoy Yamabe Craft
"The artist touched the canvas and spent time to create that, and I can feel it. Their passion is imprisoned in their work, or maybe it's time that's embedded there, not the passion." (artist)
— Kinukoy Yamabe Craft (artwork by Ann M. Riggott)
for Creatives | art, artists, artist in the art, value the art, painting, Kinukoy Yamabe Craft, Ann M. Riggott
"The ingredients for making a successful work to me are imagination, idea, composition, skill and dedication."
— Kinukoy Yamabe Craft
for Creatives | creative process, art, the successful artist, ideas, value the art, painting, never stop LEARNING, Kinukoy Yamabe Craft
"Ever since my childhood I always feel someone is standing with me when I work. It guides and leads me, and criticizes what I have painted. It calls my attention to the beauty of anything that could be the personification of sensibility. I am not sure what it is, but it is always there."
— Kinukoy Yamabe Craft
for Creatives | creative process, inspiration/the muse, painting, Kinukoy Yamabe Craft
"One of the benefits I get from doing [book] covers is, I get to read. The main thing I like about what I do is that I'm away from reality and the real world where I live, in a make believe one—a land of someone else's imagination—as long as the project lasts. I need that to survive." (artist)
— Kinukoy Yamabe Craft (artwork by Charlotte Bird)
for Creatives | reading, magic/mystery of creating/art, art, artists, fantasy, painting, Kinukoy Yamabe Craft, Charlotte Bird
"Every painting I've produced falls short of my expectations. They are my children, but they're all juvenile delinquents. I'm not proud of them."
— Kinukoy Yamabe Craft
for Creatives | creating isn't easy, artist integrity, creative fear, KEEP CREATING, painting, Kinukoy Yamabe Craft