A lot of painters listen to music, I think, while they paint. But I hate to do that. It's a horror. I… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
In painting, the most brilliant colors, spread at random and without design, will give far less pleasure than the simplest outline of… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Don't get me wrong, I like to have a good party sometimes. But I really like having my friends over, cooking for… — Daisy Lowe Copy Share Image
No form of art repeats or imitates successfully all that can be said by another; the writer conveys his experience of life… — Storm Jameson Copy Share Image
Paintings are seldom guilty and often framed for crimes they did not commit. Some cover holes-holes in walls, holes in lives. Some… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
I hope I have made it clear that the work is about perfection as we are aware of it in our minds… — Agnes Martin Copy Share Image
“producing a kind of momentary Japanese effect, and making him think of those pallid, jade-faced painters of Tokyo who, through the medium… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The painting is not on a surface, but on a plane which is imagined. It moves in a mind. It is not… — Philip Guston Copy Share Image
When we digital artists talk about painting on the computer, that is exactly what we do. The paints we use are pixels,… — Donald Lambert Copy Share Image
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A poet can feel free, in my estimation, to write a poem for himself. Or a painter can paint a painting for… — Keegan-Michael Key Copy Share Image
Not since the Lord himself showed his stuff to Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones had anyone shown such grace and… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
I believe I am looking for rightness. My work has so much to do with reality that I wanted to have a… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
“[The graffiti] had a sort of Christmassy look to it. The green paint tended to be short top to bottom but long… — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
“You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only quick studies of course.… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I'm not particularly interested in painting, per se. I'm interested in a painting that has that mysterious life to it. Anything that… — Caio Fonseca Copy Share Image
To some extent, the act of creation and the act of selling are hard to disentangle. If you create something, whether it's… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
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If you create something, whether it's a painting or a company, I think if you care about it, you have some obligation… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
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Of course, literature is the only spiritual and humane career. Even painting tends to dumness, and music turns people erotic, whereas the… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
My mother is a great artist, but she always treated her paintings like minor postcards. Had she pursued it, she would have… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
People often ask me if I consider myself to be an architect, fashion designer, or artist. I'm an architect. The paintings I've… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
Paintings are but research and experiment. I never do a painting as a work of art. All of them are researches. I… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
If you keep pushing paint when you're tired of it, you lose sensitivity. I can only focus on painting for a few… — Gary Panter Copy Share Image
The personal lives of painters are tragic and inevitable and do not explain the artist. For the artist is his work and… — Sam Francis Copy Share Image
I suppose what you're doing as a painter is making a record of your trip through life. I can't think of any… — Robert Genn Copy Share Image
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I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of paint and materials as a work on… — Mike Thompson Copy Share Image
On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk… — Jackson Pollock Copy Share Image
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What I would hope to do is painting, because I don't think I'm qualified for anything else. My last job would be… — Kristin Bauer van Straten Copy Share Image
the best way to remember a beautiful city or a beautiful painting is to eat something while you are looking at it.… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
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I went to the Chicago Art Institute, which was the best painting school in the area at that time. And I took… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
I do all these various activities like painting and writing, comedy and films probably because not that I'm good at everything but… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“I spray the sky fast. Eyes ahead and behind. Looking for cops. Looking for anyone I don't want to be here. Paint… — cath crowley Copy Share Image
The reason that I'm an actor, or an artist, is ultimately because I'm trying to paint a self-portrait, and the most complete… — Terrence Howard Copy Share Image
![“[The graffiti] had a sort of Christmassy look to it. The green paint tended to be short top to bottom but long front site to side. The red paint was fat and closed up. It sort of looked like garlands with red balls hanging down. There was even "Ho, ho, ho" if you skipped around a little and…” quote by Patricia Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/patricia-briggs-571_artist_the-graffiti-had-a-sort-of-christmassy-l_3061590.jpg)
