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Inspiration is for amateurs-the rest of us just show up and get to work.

Chuck Close

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Artistic process Inspiration Self-discipline Hard work Art

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Chuck Close

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Close, Chuck. Inside the Painter's Studio. Princeton Architectural Press, 2009. Originally spoken during an interview with Joe Fig, 2009.

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