Awareness Quote by Anna Louise Strong

I think that has been a benefit to me because I think most people understand quilts and not a lot of people understand paintings.…

— Faith Ringgold

In my early work I didn't use much colour. I had no confidence about how I could do this.

— Michael Craig-Martin

If you don't know how to look, you'll end up putting down the wrong things, which only dilutes or cancels the power of your…

— George L. Carlson

At first I had some idea that the absence of color made the work more physical. Early on I was very involved with the…

— Jasper Johns

A white lace curtain on the window was for me as important as a great work of art. This gossamer quality, the reflection, the…

— Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

The only thing I can say is consistent in all my paintings is vivid color.

— Paul Stanley

I never succeed in painting scenes, however beautiful, immediately upon returning from them. I must wait for a time to draw a veil over…

— Thomas Cole

When you are painting you should take a flat mirror and often look at your work within it, and it will then be seen…

— Leonardo da Vinci

When I finish a painting, it usually looks as surprising to me as to anyone else.

— Howard Hodgkin

I want people to know what it is they're looking at. But at the same time, the closer they get to the painting, it's…

— Jenny Saville

I like that there's very little mystery in how the artwork is actually made. It's the labor and the focus and the precision that…

— Jacob Hashimoto

Whatever art form you're working in, it's crucial to see it clearly, to feel it clearly, and not to worry about the results, or…

— Omar Epps