I Paint Quotes

185 quotes by 131 authors

Speaking for myself, art differs from writing in that I never know what I'm going to paint until I paint it, so it's almost like… — William S. Burroughs
I paint as if I were Rothschild. — Paul Cezanne
I paint things as they are. I don't comment. I record. — Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
I paint in order not to cry. — Paul Klee
Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don't know what to say about what I paint, really. — Balthus
I paint my pictures with all the considerations which are natural to my intelligence, and according as my intelligence understands them. — Paolo Veronese
The more materialistic science becomes, the more angels shall I paint. Their wings are my protest in favor of the immortality of the soul. — Edward Burne-Jones
I paint ideas, not things. My intention is less to paint works that are pleasing to the eye than to suggest great thoughts which will… — George Frederic Watts
I paint to evoke a changing language of symbols, a language with which to remark upon the qualities of our mysterious capacities which direct us… — Morris Graves
When I paint, mysterious things happen. What starts with a void ends with a dialogue. — Jeet Aulakh
I paint because the spirits whisper madly inside my head. — El Greco
I paint not by sight but by faith. Faith gives you sight. — Amos Ferguson
I paint German artists whom I admire. I paint their pictures, their work as painters, and their portraits too. But oddly enough, each of these… — Georg Baselitz
Why should I paint dead fish, onions and beer glasses? Girls are so much prettier. — Marie Laurencin
When I eat a tomato I look at it the way anyone else would. But when I paint a tomato, then I see it differently. — Henri Matisse
I paint my joy and I sing my sorrow. — Joni Mitchell
I paint the spirit and soul of what I see. — Brian Froud
Picture perfect, I paint a perfect picture bomb the hoochies wit' precision, my intentions to get richer. — Tupac Shakur
I paint when I cannot photograph. — Man Ray
I think it's important I stay connected to every part of my personality. I play basketball. I rock climb. I paint. I'm a little bit… — Ansel Elgort

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