Will Cotton
Will Cotton
Will Cottonis an American painter. His work primarily features landscapes composed of sweets, often inhabited by human subjects. Will Cotton lives and works in New York City...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArtist
CountryUnited States of America
nice mean thinking
There's something of a painting of a woman that represents all women - and by extension, all of humanity - that I just find very exciting. It's a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive.
tired artist
As an artist, it's possible to get tired of yourself.
expectations atmosphere gallery
In a gallery, there's an expectation of high prices and a somewhat elitist atmosphere.
sweet people feelings
People's love of sweets and guilty feelings about overindulgence are pretty universal.
powerful smell stronger
Smells are so powerful and evocative, sometimes stronger than visual cues.
desire firsts painting
When I first started painting candyland imagery, I was looking for the best possible metaphor for everything that is pleasure, desire and insatiability.
player littles harmonicas
Little Walter was the best harmonica player I ever heard in my life.
play feels ifs
If I don't feel it, I can't play it.
fun want good-times
I just want everybody to have a good time, because I'm goin' out to have a good time. I'm going to go have some fun.
player guitar trying
Since I left Chicago, I'm a lone wolf. I put on the record player and sit and try to play on the guitar. I've got five guitars here and can't play them, but I'm always whompin' around.
simple men problem
Men are simple creatures. It doesn't take much to please us. The problem is women.
islamic nuclear republic
The Islamic State is dangerous, a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic is even more so.
party presidential important
It's important to remember that whatever the presidential candidates of either party say, they will have to interact with the United States Congress, particularly the Senate, when it comes to crafting policy.
spring ambition blessing
All my ambition is, I own, to profit and to please unknown; like streams supplied from springs below, which scatter blessings as they go.