"Without the context of the original statement I can't respond to it, even if it's referring to an artistic act using a paintbrush produced using underage or prison labor, which brings into the question the idea of right or wrong. For me, spontaneity is an act or impulse that overrides preconditioned responses to my everyday circumstances and behavioral conditioning, due to a moment of consciousness or awareness. Acting on these moments is a release of the constraints I place upon myself, and something I would benefit from by allowing more often."

-Jeff Overlie

"As a painter, I certainly need a respite from our hectic world so that I can make my work. Enjoying the art of others, or losing myself in my own studio beckons me into a different place - one of beauty, adventure, mystery, controversy, love. Art invites me to consider other perspectives and to see the magic in ordinary life. The best art takes my breath away, shows me my dreams, and then allows me to breathe again, renewed."

-Anna Keller