Art Quote by Arthur Erickson

Creativity has a lot to do with the main idea. Inspiration is what comes when you are dealing with the idea. But inspiration won't…

— Bob Dylan

Inspiration can come from anywhere, sometimes it's another painting, sometimes it's people, sometimes nature... Whatever enthuses a reaction from me, I paint that on…

— Bhumika Chawla

Inspiration is finding something that excites you.

— Connie Smith

To make art you need to be inspired.

— Greg Lake

Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all man's faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.

— Giacomo Puccini

People who aren't artists often feel that artists are inspired. But if you work at your art you don't have time to be inspired.

— John Cage

Inspiration more often comes during the work than before it, because the largest part of the job of an artist is to listen to…

— Madeleine L'Engle

I don't believe in the word 'inspiration', you just have to do it.

— Will Alsop

Art is craft, not inspiration.

— Stephen Sondheim

Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work. And the belief that things will grow out…

— Chuck Close

Inspiration is that state in which mind and heart are connected. When you feel inspired you find yourself thrust into a world where ordinary…

— Deepak Chopra

So-called "inspiration" is no more than an extreme example of a process which constantly goes on in the minds of all of us.

— Anthony Storr