Author: Richard MacDonald

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I was tired of illustration. You'd work so hard on a commission and it would go in to a magazine, and you'd turn the page and it was gone.

I was tired of illustration. You'd work so hard on a commission and it would go in to a magazine, and you'd turn the page and it was gone.

- Richard MacDonald

The greatest success is creating whatever you want without conditions. I don't do commissions unless I really want to, because it's like having a job.

The greatest success is creating whatever you want without conditions. I don't do commissions unless I really want to, because it's like having a job.

- Richard MacDonald

At any one time, I'll have 30 to 40 pieces going on in the studio, so this is not economically driven at all.

At any one time, I'll have 30 to 40 pieces going on in the studio, so this is not economically driven at all.

- Richard MacDonald

There is a connection between me and the collectors, and as admirers of the work they tell me about the differences the pieces are able to make in their lives on a daily basis.

There is a connection between me and the collectors, and as admirers of the work they tell me about the differences the pieces are able to make in their lives on a daily basis.

- Richard MacDonald

I create for artistic intent only and do everything from life.

I create for artistic intent only and do everything from life.

- Richard MacDonald

My goal is to make fine art, and fine art comes from the soul. If you have virtuosity and facility, you can take and create something of significance.

My goal is to make fine art, and fine art comes from the soul. If you have virtuosity and facility, you can take and create something of significance.

- Richard MacDonald

These guys are just flying through the air and I'm capturing them in the split second and putting it into a work of art, via clay to the bronze.

These guys are just flying through the air and I'm capturing them in the split second and putting it into a work of art, via clay to the bronze.

- Richard MacDonald

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