Stella Vine: Want

“The freedom is far more important than the money. The endgame is to be an extremely famous artist in lots of museums all around the world so lots of people can see my work for free. I know what I'm making, I know it's good. I will reserve the right to paint the [bombed] bus or anything that is shocking in life. If someone wants to come and shoot me because they find that offensive, they can. As an artist, if you can't take that freedom, you're a wanker.”

Stella Vine

Smith, David. "Art? It's like the sex trade" http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2006/apr/23/art3, The Observer, (2006-04-23)
On artistic freedom.

Life , Money , People , World

“I will look through 200 photographs of Kate Moss and there will be just one that I connect with for some reason, maybe because of the composition or something in the eye… Something touches me and I know I have to paint it, in the way a child knows it wants something.”

Stella Vine

Eyre, Hermione. "Stars in her eyes" http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20070715/ai_n19372031, The Independent on Sunday (2007-07-15), retrieved from findarticles.com
On Kate Moss.

Way , Painting

“I wanted my work to be seen for free in a public space, I want to be up there with Pollock and de Kooning, one of the big boys.”

Stella Vine

Kennedy, Maev. "Will these tragic celebs bring art a new audience?" http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/news/story/0,,2126195,00.html, "The Guardian" (2007-07-14)

Boy

“I always wanted her to say, "I love you, I’ll stand by you, you are very important to me," but she never did. She loved me inside, but I didn’t feel it.”

Stella Vine

Catherine Deveney, "Stripped bare", http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=288312004 The Scotsman, (2004-03-14)
On her mother.

Love , Feeling

“I have always been drawn to the beauty and the tragedy of Diana’s life which I hope I’ve captured in this new series of paintings. I wanted to show her”

Stella Vine

Kallaway, Stella Vine's Latest Exhibition http://www.kallaway.co.uk/pdf/Stella-Vines-Latest-Exhibition.pdf Modern Art Oxford, (2007-07-14).
On her connection to Diana, Princess of Wales.

Life , Beauty , Hope , Painting

“I heard Postgate's Desert Island Discs last year and I was very impressed by him as a man, and thoroughly enjoyed his choice of When the Saints Come Marching In. Listening to a creative visionary, one's life suddenly feels exciting again - you just want to get making, and doing. Thank God for people like Oliver Postgate - when you discover them, life takes on a whole new meaning. What an incredible man.”

Stella Vine

Jackson, Nicole and Edemariam, Aida. "Homespun Genius" http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/10/bagpuss-oliver-postgate, (2008-12-10).
On Oliver Postgate, creator of Bagpuss.

Life , God , People , Feeling

“This is a dark painting with a bit of violence because I was very affected by Diana's death. I cried all day because I liked her, warts and all. Most of all I liked the way that she wanted to be loved and didn't mind admitting it.”

Stella Vine

Richard Alleyen, "First blood to Saatchi as a star is born", http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/02/24/nsaat24.xml The Daily Telegraph, (2004-02-24)
On Hi Paul Can You Come Over, her painting of Princess Diana.

Love , Death , Way , Painting

“I identify with people like Diana who just want to be loved by everybody. If somebody doesn’t like me I find that very upsetting.”

Stella Vine

Catherine Deveney, "Stripped bare", http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=288312004 The Scotsman, (2004-03-14)

Love , People