When a painter is working he is aware of the means which are available to him - these include his materials, the… — John Berger Copy Share Image
Every other species of talent carries with it its eternity; we enjoy the work of the poet, the painter, the sculptor, only… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share Image
I want art to affect the viewer and for the viewer to take it away to enhance, embrace, and elevate life. That's… — Pat Steir Copy Share Image
“In notes for his treatise on painting, Leonardo recommended to young artists this practice of walking around town, finding people to use… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
Slowly I discovered the secret of my art. It consists of a meditation on nature, on the expression of a dream which… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme. — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
During college, when I was working full time for my father [the decorator Mark Hampton], I rented an apartment and I just… — Alexa Hampton Copy Share Image
In the Chauvet Cave, there is a painting of a bison embracing the lower part of a naked female body. Why does… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
Painting expresses the depth and insight, the spiritual quality of the artist. If art is about life, then, while the depth to… — Millard Sheets Copy Share Image
“The paint is drying, and time is dying. The pain is crying, lying on my back, trying to get back the time,… — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
You can't be both a painter and a musician and master anything. You can't. And live a life. — Brian Chippendale Copy Share Image
The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself. If he… — Caspar David Friedrich Copy Share Image
The mere drawing and painting world of the pattern designer and the applied artist must become a world that builds again. — Walter Gropius Copy Share Image
A painter will paint a cobbler, carpenter, or any other artist, though he knows nothing of their arts; and, if he is… — Socrates Copy Share Image
Nobody really needs a painting. It's something you kind of create value for in a way that you don't with a company.… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
If someone stands in front of one of my paintings and says, 'This is just a mess', the word 'just' is not… — Albert Oehlen Copy Share Image
There are things that music can do that language could never do, that painting could never do, or sculpture. Music is capable… — Marsha Norman Copy Share Image
Everybody has the same energy potential. The average person wastes his in a dozen little ways. I bring mine to bear on… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm good at anything, but I'm good at painting. It's one thing I can do better than I do… — Fearne Cotton Copy Share Image
“The painting was food. He wanted to caress it, hold it in his hands, lick its glazed surface, plunge into it, dive… — Pete Hamill Copy Share Image
