---
title: "25 Started Painting Quotes by 25 authors"
description: "Browse 25 Started Painting quotes by 25 authors. Discover the best Started Painting sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/china-machado-25583_artist_when-dick-avedon-died-i-was-so-upset-tha_821287.jpg"
---

> [When Dick Avedon died, I was so upset that I just started painting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/china-machado/when-dick-avedon-died-i-was-so-upset-that-i-just-started-painting/)

[China Machado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/china-machado/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/china-machado-25583_artist_when-dick-avedon-died-i-was-so-upset-tha_821287.jpg)

> [If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grandma-moses/if-i-hadn-t-started-painting-i-would-have-raised-chickens/)

[Grandma Moses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grandma-moses/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/grandma-moses-28790_artist_if-i-hadn-t-started-painting-i-would-hav_1851933.png)

> [It's fascinating to think that as soon as man came into existence, he started painting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-soulages/it-s-fascinating-to-think-that-as-soon-as-man-came-into-existence-he/)

[Pierre Soulages](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-soulages/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/pierre-soulages-30202_artist_it-s-fascinating-to-think-that-as-soon-a_2518234.png)

> [I probably started painting when I was in preschool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-cauley-stein/i-probably-started-painting-when-i-was-in-preschool/)

[Willie Cauley-Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-cauley-stein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/willie-cauley-stein-6291_painting_i-probably-started-painting-when-i-was-i_1602736.jpg)

> [As a teenager I started painting and playing guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buffy-sainte-marie/as-a-teenager-i-started-painting-and-playing-guitar/)

[Buffy Sainte-Marie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buffy-sainte-marie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ff/buffy-sainte-marie-13901_guitar_as-a-teenager-i-started-painting-and-pla_937304.jpg)

> [Every time I started painting it was like a new experience, but they all came out the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/every-time-i-started-painting-it-was-like-a-new-experience-but-they/)

[LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/leroy-neiman-17110_artist_every-time-i-started-painting-it-was-lik_2966630.png)

> [When I started painting 17 years ago, I never imagined that anyone would look at my work or buy my pieces. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-seymour/when-i-started-painting-17-years-ago-i-never-imagined-that-anyone/)

[Jane Seymour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-seymour/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/jane-seymour-9386_about_when-i-started-painting-17-years-ago-i-n_2343260.jpg)

> [I would have rebelled against parental authority, no matter what. When I was 15, I started painting my face and making my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-jones/i-would-have-rebelled-against-parental-authority-no-matter-what-when/)

[Grace Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/grace-jones-3131_authority_i-would-have-rebelled-against-parental-a_832336.png)

> [I started painting at 17; I took a class at Brentwood Art Center. I thought about art school - but I'm just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-chaikin/i-started-painting-at-17-i-took-a-class-at-brentwood-art-center-i/)

[Carly Chaikin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-chaikin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/carly-chaikin-18611_art_i-started-painting-at-17-i-took-a-class_557874.jpg)

> [I started painting graffiti in the classic New York style of big letters and characters but I was never very good at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/banksy/i-started-painting-graffiti-in-the-classic-new-york-style-of-big/)

[Banksy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/banksy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e4/banksy-3076_artist_i-started-painting-graffiti-in-the-class_2300636.jpg)

> [I decided I needed something that I could feel as passionate about as acting, and something in which I could completely lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/i-decided-i-needed-something-that-i-could-feel-as-passionate-about-as/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/michelle-pfeiffer-3639_acting_i-decided-i-needed-something-that-i-coul_715557.jpg)

> [Then as I turned seven, I gradually moved onto pastels and started painting on large canvases that were much bigger than me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akiane-kramarik/then-as-i-turned-seven-i-gradually-moved-onto-pastels-and-started/)

[Akiane Kramarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akiane-kramarik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/636/akiane-kramarik-9778_artist_then-as-i-turned-seven-i-gradually-moved_836369.png)

> [I was always doing paintings. I actually started painting with oil paints when I was four years old. Not crayons, not pencils…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laffoley/i-was-always-doing-paintings-i-actually-started-painting-with-oil/)

[Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laffoley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/paul-laffoley-7077_bird_i-was-always-doing-paintings-i-actually_1508736.jpg)

> [One ends up with a landscape one has never seen before but it is presumably the landscape you were feeling as you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-nolan/one-ends-up-with-a-landscape-one-has-never-seen-before-but-it-is/)

[Sidney Nolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-nolan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/sidney-nolan-59820_artist_one-ends-up-with-a-landscape-one-has-nev_1252359.png)

> [The thing that started me painting originally was seeing Bambi when I was about nine. I was incredibly disturbed by the forest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-mitchell/the-thing-that-started-me-painting-originally-was-seeing-bambi-when-i/)

[Joni Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joni-mitchell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/joni-mitchell-1160_dealing-with-it_the-thing-that-started-me-painting-origi_776495.png)

> [I started painting incidentally, but it is just another form of expression. No one can stop me from what I do. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shefali-shah/i-started-painting-incidentally-but-it-is-just-another-form-of/)

[Shefali Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shefali-shah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/shefali-shah-6652_acting_i-started-painting-incidentally-but-it-i_2037032.jpg)

> [But, when I had this feeling and started painting sacred art, as I had this feeling to do, then it come to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-finster/but-when-i-had-this-feeling-and-started-painting-sacred-art-as-i-had/)

[Howard Finster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-finster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/howard-finster-33649_another_but-when-i-had-this-feeling-and-started_3107824.jpg)

> [I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, 'Well, what do you love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-warhol/i-d-asked-around-10-or-15-people-for-suggestions-finally-one-lady/)

[Andy Warhol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-warhol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/andy-warhol-746_asked_i-d-asked-around-10-or-15-people-for-sug_818942.jpg)

> [I gave up language for a while, and I started painting.And then I only listened to Miles Davis and other instrumental music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosanne-cash/i-gave-up-language-for-a-while-and-i-started-painting-and-then-i-only/)

[Rosanne Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosanne-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/rosanne-cash-7972_felt_i-gave-up-language-for-a-while-and-i-sta_1047718.jpg)

> [I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-felt-i-really-wanted-to-back-off-from-music-completely-and-just/)

[David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/david-bowie-508_art_i-felt-i-really-wanted-to-back-off-from_371538.jpg)

> [I started painting, I think when I was in school and I used to do watercolours back then. I attended a class…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ishita-dutta/i-started-painting-i-think-when-i-was-in-school-and-i-used-to-do/)

[Ishita Dutta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ishita-dutta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/ishita-dutta-9203_artist_i-started-painting-i-think-when-i-was-in_3138710.jpg)

> [I started painting as a hobby when I was little. I didn't know I had any talent. I believe talent is just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-ross/i-started-painting-as-a-hobby-when-i-was-little-i-didn-t-know-i-had/)

[Bob Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-ross/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/bob-ross-9293_artist_i-started-painting-as-a-hobby-when-i-was_728953.jpg)

> [Ever since I started painting, I have tried to get the fluidity and surprise of image connection, the simultaneity of film montage,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-salle/ever-since-i-started-painting-i-have-tried-to-get-the-fluidity-and/)

[David Salle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-salle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/david-salle-11131_connections_ever-since-i-started-painting-i-have-tri_1480001.jpg)

> [When I can focus on something like guitar or painting, I do. I started painting people I admire, like Kerouac, Bob Dylan,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-depp/when-i-can-focus-on-something-like-guitar-or-painting-i-do-i-started/)

[Johnny Depp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-depp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/johnny-depp-658_admire_when-i-can-focus-on-something-like-guita_757590.jpg)

> [I lost my job and started painting houses with a friend. The marriage had ended about the same time the career did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dufresne/i-lost-my-job-and-started-painting-houses-with-a-friend-the-marriage/)

[John Dufresne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dufresne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/john-dufresne-11991_careers_i-lost-my-job-and-started-painting-house_1768593.png)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-painting/#itemlist",
            "name": "Started Painting Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 25,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When Dick Avedon died, I was so upset that I just started painting.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "China Machado"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/china-machado/when-dick-avedon-died-i-was-so-upset-that-i-just-started-painting/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/china-machado-25583_artist_when-dick-avedon-died-i-was-so-upset-tha_821287.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/china-machado-25583_artist_when-dick-avedon-died-i-was-so-upset-tha_821287.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/china-machado-25583_artist_when-dick-avedon-died-i-was-so-upset-tha_821287.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When Dick Avedon died, I was so upset that I just started painting.” — China Machado",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Grandma Moses"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grandma-moses/if-i-hadn-t-started-painting-i-would-have-raised-chickens/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/grandma-moses-28790_artist_if-i-hadn-t-started-painting-i-would-hav_1851933.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/grandma-moses-28790_artist_if-i-hadn-t-started-painting-i-would-hav_1851933.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/grandma-moses-28790_artist_if-i-hadn-t-started-painting-i-would-hav_1851933.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.” — Grandma Moses",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It's fascinating to think that as soon as man came into existence, he started painting.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Pierre Soulages"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-soulages/it-s-fascinating-to-think-that-as-soon-as-man-came-into-existence-he/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/pierre-soulages-30202_artist_it-s-fascinating-to-think-that-as-soon-a_2518234.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/pierre-soulages-30202_artist_it-s-fascinating-to-think-that-as-soon-a_2518234.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/pierre-soulages-30202_artist_it-s-fascinating-to-think-that-as-soon-a_2518234.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It's fascinating to think that as soon as man came into existence, he started painting.” — Pierre Soulages",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I probably started painting when I was in preschool.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Willie Cauley-Stein"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-cauley-stein/i-probably-started-painting-when-i-was-in-preschool/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/willie-cauley-stein-6291_painting_i-probably-started-painting-when-i-was-i_1602736.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/willie-cauley-stein-6291_painting_i-probably-started-painting-when-i-was-i_1602736.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/willie-cauley-stein-6291_painting_i-probably-started-painting-when-i-was-i_1602736.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I probably started painting when I was in preschool.” — Willie Cauley-Stein",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "As a teenager I started painting and playing guitar.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Buffy Sainte-Marie"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buffy-sainte-marie/as-a-teenager-i-started-painting-and-playing-guitar/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ff/buffy-sainte-marie-13901_guitar_as-a-teenager-i-started-painting-and-pla_937304.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ff/buffy-sainte-marie-13901_guitar_as-a-teenager-i-started-painting-and-pla_937304.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ff/buffy-sainte-marie-13901_guitar_as-a-teenager-i-started-painting-and-pla_937304.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“As a teenager I started painting and playing guitar.” — Buffy Sainte-Marie",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Every time I started painting it was like a new experience, but they all came out the same.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "LeRoy Neiman"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/every-time-i-started-painting-it-was-like-a-new-experience-but-they/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/leroy-neiman-17110_artist_every-time-i-started-painting-it-was-lik_2966630.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/leroy-neiman-17110_artist_every-time-i-started-painting-it-was-lik_2966630.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/leroy-neiman-17110_artist_every-time-i-started-painting-it-was-lik_2966630.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Every time I started painting it was like a new experience, but they all came out the same.” — LeRoy Neiman",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When I started painting 17 years ago, I never imagined that anyone would look at my work or buy my pieces. But now I do about 14 exhibitions each year.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jane Seymour"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-seymour/when-i-started-painting-17-years-ago-i-never-imagined-that-anyone/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/jane-seymour-9386_about_when-i-started-painting-17-years-ago-i-n_2343260.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/jane-seymour-9386_about_when-i-started-painting-17-years-ago-i-n_2343260.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/jane-seymour-9386_about_when-i-started-painting-17-years-ago-i-n_2343260.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When I started painting 17 years ago, I never imagined that anyone would look at my work or buy my pieces…” — Jane Seymour",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I would have rebelled against parental authority, no matter what. When I was 15, I started painting my face and making my own clothes.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Grace Jones"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-jones/i-would-have-rebelled-against-parental-authority-no-matter-what-when/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/grace-jones-3131_authority_i-would-have-rebelled-against-parental-a_832336.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/grace-jones-3131_authority_i-would-have-rebelled-against-parental-a_832336.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/grace-jones-3131_authority_i-would-have-rebelled-against-parental-a_832336.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I would have rebelled against parental authority, no matter what. When I was 15, I started painting my face…” — Grace Jones",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I started painting at 17; I took a class at Brentwood Art Center. I thought about art school - but I'm just so not a school person.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Carly Chaikin"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-chaikin/i-started-painting-at-17-i-took-a-class-at-brentwood-art-center-i/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/carly-chaikin-18611_art_i-started-painting-at-17-i-took-a-class_557874.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/carly-chaikin-18611_art_i-started-painting-at-17-i-took-a-class_557874.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/carly-chaikin-18611_art_i-started-painting-at-17-i-took-a-class_557874.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I started painting at 17; I took a class at Brentwood Art Center. I thought about art school - but I'm just…” — Carly Chaikin",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I started painting graffiti in the classic New York style of big letters and characters but I was never very good at it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Banksy"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/banksy/i-started-painting-graffiti-in-the-classic-new-york-style-of-big/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e4/banksy-3076_artist_i-started-painting-graffiti-in-the-class_2300636.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e4/banksy-3076_artist_i-started-painting-graffiti-in-the-class_2300636.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e4/banksy-3076_artist_i-started-painting-graffiti-in-the-class_2300636.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I started painting graffiti in the classic New York style of big letters and characters but I was never very…” — Banksy",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 11,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I decided I needed something that I could feel as passionate about as acting, and something in which I could completely lose myself. I started painting, and I'm still doing it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michelle Pfeiffer"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/i-decided-i-needed-something-that-i-could-feel-as-passionate-about-as/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/michelle-pfeiffer-3639_acting_i-decided-i-needed-something-that-i-coul_715557.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/michelle-pfeiffer-3639_acting_i-decided-i-needed-something-that-i-coul_715557.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/michelle-pfeiffer-3639_acting_i-decided-i-needed-something-that-i-coul_715557.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I decided I needed something that I could feel as passionate about as acting, and something in which I could…” — Michelle Pfeiffer",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 12,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Then as I turned seven, I gradually moved onto pastels and started painting on large canvases that were much bigger than me.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Akiane Kramarik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akiane-kramarik/then-as-i-turned-seven-i-gradually-moved-onto-pastels-and-started/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/636/akiane-kramarik-9778_artist_then-as-i-turned-seven-i-gradually-moved_836369.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/636/akiane-kramarik-9778_artist_then-as-i-turned-seven-i-gradually-moved_836369.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/636/akiane-kramarik-9778_artist_then-as-i-turned-seven-i-gradually-moved_836369.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Then as I turned seven, I gradually moved onto pastels and started painting on large canvases that were much…” — Akiane Kramarik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 13,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I was always doing paintings. I actually started painting with oil paints when I was four years old. Not crayons, not pencils and that kid of stuff. I'd paint birds. Anything that moved, stuff like that.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Paul Laffoley"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laffoley/i-was-always-doing-paintings-i-actually-started-painting-with-oil/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/paul-laffoley-7077_bird_i-was-always-doing-paintings-i-actually_1508736.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/paul-laffoley-7077_bird_i-was-always-doing-paintings-i-actually_1508736.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/paul-laffoley-7077_bird_i-was-always-doing-paintings-i-actually_1508736.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I was always doing paintings. I actually started painting with oil paints when I was four years old. Not…” — Paul Laffoley",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 14,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "One ends up with a landscape one has never seen before but it is presumably the landscape you were feeling as you started the painting.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Sidney Nolan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-nolan/one-ends-up-with-a-landscape-one-has-never-seen-before-but-it-is/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/sidney-nolan-59820_artist_one-ends-up-with-a-landscape-one-has-nev_1252359.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/sidney-nolan-59820_artist_one-ends-up-with-a-landscape-one-has-nev_1252359.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/sidney-nolan-59820_artist_one-ends-up-with-a-landscape-one-has-nev_1252359.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“One ends up with a landscape one has never seen before but it is presumably the landscape you were feeling…” — Sidney Nolan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 15,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The thing that started me painting originally was seeing Bambi when I was about nine. I was incredibly disturbed by the forest fire that killed Bambi's mother, and that distress gave me the impulse to create something, as a way of dealing with it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Joni Mitchell"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-mitchell/the-thing-that-started-me-painting-originally-was-seeing-bambi-when-i/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/joni-mitchell-1160_dealing-with-it_the-thing-that-started-me-painting-origi_776495.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/joni-mitchell-1160_dealing-with-it_the-thing-that-started-me-painting-origi_776495.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/joni-mitchell-1160_dealing-with-it_the-thing-that-started-me-painting-origi_776495.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The thing that started me painting originally was seeing Bambi when I was about nine. I was incredibly…” — Joni Mitchell",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 16,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I started painting incidentally, but it is just another form of expression. No one can stop me from what I do. When you are acting, you are given instructions by directors. This is completely my expression and my identity. No one can tamper with it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Shefali Shah"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shefali-shah/i-started-painting-incidentally-but-it-is-just-another-form-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/shefali-shah-6652_acting_i-started-painting-incidentally-but-it-i_2037032.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/shefali-shah-6652_acting_i-started-painting-incidentally-but-it-i_2037032.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/shefali-shah-6652_acting_i-started-painting-incidentally-but-it-i_2037032.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I started painting incidentally, but it is just another form of expression. No one can stop me from what I…” — Shefali Shah",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 17,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "But, when I had this feeling and started painting sacred art, as I had this feeling to do, then it come to me: my problem is I'll get a lot of criticism and another problem is my work's not good enough to sell.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Howard Finster"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-finster/but-when-i-had-this-feeling-and-started-painting-sacred-art-as-i-had/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/howard-finster-33649_another_but-when-i-had-this-feeling-and-started_3107824.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/howard-finster-33649_another_but-when-i-had-this-feeling-and-started_3107824.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/howard-finster-33649_another_but-when-i-had-this-feeling-and-started_3107824.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“But, when I had this feeling and started painting sacred art, as I had this feeling to do, then it come to…” — Howard Finster",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 18,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, 'Well, what do you love most?' That's how I started painting money.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Andy Warhol"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-warhol/i-d-asked-around-10-or-15-people-for-suggestions-finally-one-lady/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/andy-warhol-746_asked_i-d-asked-around-10-or-15-people-for-sug_818942.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/andy-warhol-746_asked_i-d-asked-around-10-or-15-people-for-sug_818942.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/andy-warhol-746_asked_i-d-asked-around-10-or-15-people-for-sug_818942.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, 'Well…” — Andy Warhol",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 19,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I gave up language for a while, and I started painting.And then I only listened to Miles Davis and other instrumental music to see how it felt to be without words.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rosanne Cash"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosanne-cash/i-gave-up-language-for-a-while-and-i-started-painting-and-then-i-only/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/rosanne-cash-7972_felt_i-gave-up-language-for-a-while-and-i-sta_1047718.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/rosanne-cash-7972_felt_i-gave-up-language-for-a-while-and-i-sta_1047718.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/rosanne-cash-7972_felt_i-gave-up-language-for-a-while-and-i-sta_1047718.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I gave up language for a while, and I started painting.And then I only listened to Miles Davis and other…” — Rosanne Cash",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 20,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Bowie"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-felt-i-really-wanted-to-back-off-from-music-completely-and-just/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/david-bowie-508_art_i-felt-i-really-wanted-to-back-off-from_371538.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/david-bowie-508_art_i-felt-i-really-wanted-to-back-off-from_371538.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/david-bowie-508_art_i-felt-i-really-wanted-to-back-off-from_371538.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I…” — David Bowie",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 21,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I started painting, I think when I was in school and I used to do watercolours back then. I attended a class for it that used to take place twice a week and I remember I really enjoyed that.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ishita Dutta"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ishita-dutta/i-started-painting-i-think-when-i-was-in-school-and-i-used-to-do/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/ishita-dutta-9203_artist_i-started-painting-i-think-when-i-was-in_3138710.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/ishita-dutta-9203_artist_i-started-painting-i-think-when-i-was-in_3138710.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/ishita-dutta-9203_artist_i-started-painting-i-think-when-i-was-in_3138710.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I started painting, I think when I was in school and I used to do watercolours back then. I attended a class…” — Ishita Dutta",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 22,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I started painting as a hobby when I was little. I didn't know I had any talent. I believe talent is just a pursued interest. Anybody can do what I do.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Bob Ross"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-ross/i-started-painting-as-a-hobby-when-i-was-little-i-didn-t-know-i-had/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/bob-ross-9293_artist_i-started-painting-as-a-hobby-when-i-was_728953.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/bob-ross-9293_artist_i-started-painting-as-a-hobby-when-i-was_728953.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/bob-ross-9293_artist_i-started-painting-as-a-hobby-when-i-was_728953.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I started painting as a hobby when I was little. I didn't know I had any talent. I believe talent is just a…” — Bob Ross",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 23,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Ever since I started painting, I have tried to get the fluidity and surprise of image connection, the simultaneity of film montage, into painting.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Salle"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-salle/ever-since-i-started-painting-i-have-tried-to-get-the-fluidity-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/david-salle-11131_connections_ever-since-i-started-painting-i-have-tri_1480001.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/david-salle-11131_connections_ever-since-i-started-painting-i-have-tri_1480001.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/david-salle-11131_connections_ever-since-i-started-painting-i-have-tri_1480001.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Ever since I started painting, I have tried to get the fluidity and surprise of image connection, the…” — David Salle",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 24,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When I can focus on something like guitar or painting, I do. I started painting people I admire, like Kerouac, Bob Dylan, Nelson Algren, Marlon Brando, Patti Smith, my girl, my kids.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Johnny Depp"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-depp/when-i-can-focus-on-something-like-guitar-or-painting-i-do-i-started/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/johnny-depp-658_admire_when-i-can-focus-on-something-like-guita_757590.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/johnny-depp-658_admire_when-i-can-focus-on-something-like-guita_757590.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/johnny-depp-658_admire_when-i-can-focus-on-something-like-guita_757590.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When I can focus on something like guitar or painting, I do. I started painting people I admire, like…” — Johnny Depp",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 25,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I lost my job and started painting houses with a friend. The marriage had ended about the same time the career did.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "John Dufresne"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dufresne/i-lost-my-job-and-started-painting-houses-with-a-friend-the-marriage/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/john-dufresne-11991_careers_i-lost-my-job-and-started-painting-house_1768593.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/john-dufresne-11991_careers_i-lost-my-job-and-started-painting-house_1768593.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/john-dufresne-11991_careers_i-lost-my-job-and-started-painting-house_1768593.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I lost my job and started painting houses with a friend. The marriage had ended about the same time the…” — John Dufresne",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-painting/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-painting/",
            "name": "Started Painting Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-painting/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4de/china-machado-25583_artist_when-dick-avedon-died-i-was-so-upset-tha_821287.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 25 Started Painting quotes by 25 authors. Discover the best Started Painting sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-painting/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-painting/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Started Painting Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-painting/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```