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Painter Quotes by Mark Rothko
- The progression of a painter’s work…will be toward clarity; toward the elimination of all obstacles between the painter and the idea, and between the idea…
- You think my paintings are calm, like windows in some cathedral? You should look again. I'm the most violent of all the American painters. Behind…
- It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is…
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- Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as… — Henry David Thoreau
- Yes, sometimes I think that all my writing is nothing more than the compensatory work of a frustrated painter. — J. G. Ballard
- There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other. — Paul Cezanne
- The painter sees the semblance of things and repeats it. That is, without fabricating the things himself, he fabricates their semblance; and,… — Gerhard Richter
- The stubby French painter Toulouse-Lautrec supposedly invented chocolate mousse - I find that rather hard to believe, but there you have it. — Alton Brown
- I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should… — Nick Cave
- Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. — John Ciardi
- I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her… — Chuck Close