I think of painting as possessed by a structure... but a…

Painting is possessed of divine power, for not only does it make the absent present, but also makes the dead almost alive.

— Leon Battista Alberti

“Never had there been a time when sound, color, and feeling hadn’t been intertwined, when a dirty, rolling bass line hadn’t induced violets that…

— Lisa Ko

More than a process, painting is being possessed...

— Philip Guston

“So–in short–color is consciousness itself, color is feeling, and shape is the distance color goes securely, as in our life we extend ourselves through…

— William H. Gass

I think a painting should include more experience than simply intended statement.

— Jasper Johns

I've explored a variety of directions and themes over the years. But I think in my painting you can see the signature of one…

— Helen Frankenthaler

I think my painting is so autobiographical if anyone can take the trouble to read it.

— Lee Krasner

I think every painting should be the same size and the same color so they're all interchangeable and nobody thinks they have a better…

— Andy Warhol

Photography brought a lot to painting because it forced artists to think about what painting could do that photography couldn't.

— John Lanchester

I don't want to be a film-maker. I think painting is far more exciting and profound.

— Peter Greenaway

When you think of painting as painting it is rather absurd. The real world is before us - glorious sunlight and activity and fresh…

— Wayne Thiebaud

I do not think my painting has ever been revolutionary. It was not directed against any kind of painting. I have never wanted to…

— Georges Braque

I don't think I can do this - painting under observation. It's the worst thing there is, worse than being in the hospital.

— Gerhard Richter

What makes you think painting is any less difficult than brain surgery?

— Christopher Willard

I think I'm painting a picture of two women but it may turn out to be a landscape.

— Willem de Kooning