Nick Bantock
Nick Bantock
Nick Bantockis a British artist and author based in Saltspring Island, British Columbia, known for his series, The Griffin and Sabine Trilogy. His books are published by Raincoast Books in Canada and Chronicle Books in the United States...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth14 July 1949
barely family feed katie minute next
One minute I was completely unknown, barely able to feed my family, living on pennies. The next minute, Katie Couric was interviewing me on the breakfast show.
worry decision tomorrow
The threads of circumstance that lead to tomorrow are so tenuous that all the fussing and worrying about decisions is futile compared to the pure randomness of existence.
spiritual art commitment
Art becomes a spiritual process depending upon the degree of commitment that you bring to it. Every experience becomes direct food for your art. Then your art teaches you about life.
sex keys entering
One of the key pleasures of receiving a letter is the act of holding and entering the envelope - a sort of cross between Christmas and sex.
art dark judging
Art is like therapy; what comes up is what comes up. It may be dark, but that's what comes up. You may want to keep some of it in a drawer but never judge it.
mistake thinking offering
I don't think I am scared of intimacy, but I am frightened of making a mistake. offering more than I have, or expecting more than you can give. - Matt Sedon
children careers nonsense
I like it that my career has all the predictability and continuity of a children's nonsense rhyme.
pain love-you passion
I have loved you in every manner that my imagination could contrive. I have wanted you so deeply that my body sang with pain and pleasure. You have been my obsession, my passion, my philosophers' stone of fantasy. You are my desire, my longing, my spirit. I love you unconditionally. - Sabine Strohem
desire taste lips
She who licks her lips knows the taste of her lover's desires
writing years want
I do what I want to do. I see where my enthusiasm is. Over the years, my techniques expanded. That's how the writing came out.
memories journey artist
Our old experiences, memories and fears guide us down the present path. It's not so much that you are the artist; you are the conduit.
art ideas looks
I have no idea of what it's going to look like when I start a piece. Making art is like having a relationship. You want to bring in some ideas, but if you don't allow it to develop naturally and speak to you as it develops, you end up imposing and projecting upon it.
frightened
I was frightened to go forward, but I was even more frightened of going back.
girl eye wish
she hurriedly wipes her eyes so that he can see the girl he wishes.