Block Quote by Carl Andre

I believe the reason I love painting so much is that it forces one to be objective.

— Max Beckmann

Painting is a slow process; it takes time to get there, you learn little by little and always want the next painting to be…

— Ali Banisadr

I never worked at painting as if it were a job; it was always out of interest or for fun, a desire to try…

— Gerhard Richter

The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting.

— Thomas Kinkade

For many years it was difficult for me to paint because I didn't feel the informal painting that was then tyrannically dominating painters and…

— Domenico Gnoli

Early on I was very involved with the notion of the painting as an object and tended to attack that idea from different directions.

— Jasper Johns

Sometimes I may paint myself into a corner, but you should see the exquisite details and colors. . .

— Rick Sutter

The painting develops before my eyes, unfolding its surprises as it progresses. It is this which gives me the sense of complete liberty, and…

— Yves Tanguy

At its edges, a painting makes its surrender to reality. The ways in which it can do so are endlessly revealing, as infinite as…

— Andrew Graham-Dixon

Painting, for me, is a dynamic balance and wholeness of life; it is mysterious and transcending, yet solid and real.

— Richard Pousette-Dart

There are many things one thinks about in a painting. Often, it's how to handle your chosen medium and how to best reveal the…

— Janice Tanton

I have always wanted to make paintings that are impossible to walk past, paintings that grab and hold your attention. The more you look…

— Cecily Brown