"Now I am as big of an [ Georgia] O'Keeffe admirer as Ivy [Wilkes] is, but that came through writing the book."
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"When Ivy [Wilkes] begins her work in forgery, she doesn't yet know the toll that it will take on her own original work. She even thinks it might be a way to find inspiration. By the time she realizes that she has lost her own voice, she is thoroughly entangled in the forgery mess."
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"I was loosely aware that most of my characters were fundamentally selfish people, but I didn't intentionally make that a theme."
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"I was only loosely aware of [Georgia] O'Keeffe's work. Primarily, I had seen her famous paintings of skulls with flowers, which are not my favorite. I didn't really become familiar with her work until after I started writing the book, but the more I learned about her the more I admired her."
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"Yet [Georgia O'Keeffe ] always stayed true to her vision, and was at times uncompromising in following the path she saw for herself."
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"One thing that was inspiring to me in my research about [Georgia] O'Keeffe was to learn that in addition to her success she had very hard times, and times when she was frustrated and uninspired."
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"The book [The Dissemblers] officially came out two weeks after my thirtieth birthday...am I still young?"
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"I did make several trips to the very wonderful [Georgia] O'Keeffe museum. Besides the art (my favorite paintings are from her Pelvis series) my favorite thing about the museum is the architecture. I love how enormously tall the doors are - it is like going into a church. There is also something home-like about the layout of the museum. I wish I could live there!"
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"I read letters and journal entries by [Georgia] O'Keeffe (which were infinitely more useful than any critical analysis of her work)."
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"I did take one drawing class in school, but for this book I spent a lot of time talking to painters and asking them silly questions."
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"I am a tragically bad artist."
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"I've spent many a day worrying that I will never be able to write again!"
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"The motivation to paint seems more pure, or at least more personal, when the artist is doing it for herself."
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"Because Ivy [Wilkes] is just starting out as an artist, I wanted to focus on [Georgia] O'Keeffe's experiences when she was just starting out. I suspect there is a difference between being an unknown artist and being a celebrated artist. When nobody knows your work, nobody except you really cares whether or not you paint."
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"Does art play a role in the greater good of society, or does it just promote the satisfaction of the artist? I go back and forth on that question."
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"I do think that it is one of the eternal questions about art, though - is all art intrinsically selfish?"
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