Instinct Quote by Amy Sillman

If you do things, whether it's acting or music or painting, do it without fear - that's my philosophy. Because nobody can arrest you…

— Anthony Hopkins

Once you start painting, you could of course get lost. I mean you get out of yourself, you don't know whether you're thinking, you…

— David Hockney

Finishing a painting demands a heart of steel: everything requires a decision, and I find difficulties where I least expect them... It is at…

— Eugene Delacroix

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give…

— Jackson Pollock

If one has set for himself the position that his painting shall not misconstrue his personal mode of thinking, then he must be rather…

— Ben Shahn

When I am in a painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that…

— Jackson Pollock

Painting is a way of thinking visually, so whatever is happening with me at the time gets reflected in the work.

— Ali Banisadr

Do not let it look as if you reasoned too much. Painting must be impulsive to be worth while.

— Charles Webster Hawthorne

The spirit of a painting is very hard to explain and articulate. I can't say it's not intentional because that is the mark I'm…

— Danny Fox

You're going to react to a painting in a way that the painting demands you react.

— Greil Marcus

Every now and again, a painting will get away from my control and take over. Sometimes it's a good thing. Sometimes it's a giant…

— Ursula Vernon

My willingness to explore and work freely is not without risk, and at times, I find myself caught in a bind... Knowing I can…

— Brian Johnson