Artist Quotes by Frida Kahlo

I paint flowers to prevent them from dying

— Frida Kahlo

Painting completed my life.

— Frida Kahlo

I paint my own reality.

— Frida Kahlo

“I don't paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality.”

— Frida Kahlo

“I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”

— Frida Kahlo

The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to.

— Frida Kahlo

I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy as long as I can paint.

— Frida Kahlo

I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.

— Frida Kahlo

My painting carries with it the message of pain.

— Frida Kahlo

I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.

— Frida Kahlo

The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without…

— Frida Kahlo

Really, I do not know whether my paintings are surrealist or not, but I do know that they are the frankest expression…

— Frida Kahlo

They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.

— Frida Kahlo

I have never expected anything from my work but the satisfaction I could get from it by the very fact of painting…

— Frida Kahlo

I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever…

— Frida Kahlo

It's not possible to present an accurate picture of our culture without all the voices of the people in the culture. So…

— Frida Kahlo

My paintings are well-painted, not nimbly but patiently. My painting contains in it the message of pain. I think that at least…

— Frida Kahlo