Accepting Quote by Bridget Riley

I'm an ambitious self-publicist out of necessity. I've never been one to miss an opportunity because I've never had any illusions about how hard…

— Stuart Pearson Wright

You know, why does a painter paint? You need to communicate, you need to challenge preconceived ideas.

— Stacy Martin

Painting done under pressure by artists without the necessary talent can only give rise to formlessness, as painting is a profession that requires peace…

— Titian

“A painter must never be satisfied with what he sees—painting reality means surrendering to it,”

— Saša Stanišić

As a painter I make up projects for myself to express myself. And there's no client, there's no direction.

— Paula Scher

You can be sure that a painter reveals himself in his work as much as and more than a writer does in his.

— Denis Diderot

If you're a painter and you want people to know who you are and recognize your work, you've got to build some long-term value.

— Steven Soderbergh

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

Whenever a great painter... does a work which appears to be false and lying, that falsity is very true.

— Michelangelo

How painting surpasses all human works by reason of the subtle possibilities which it contains.

— Leonardo da Vinci

It seems to me it's a painter's duty to try to put an idea into his work.

— Vincent Van Gogh

Not every painter has a gift for painting, in fact, many painters are disappointed when they meet with difficulties in art. Painting done under…

— Titian