Watercolors Quotes

22 quotes by 20 authors

My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish. — John James Audubon
My father taught me to paint when I was young with watercolors and so I learned at a very young age the essential elements of… — Matthew Modine
The book recounts stories from my half-century of experience in the world of architecture and my journey of discovery of the importance of considering humans… — Sim Van der Ryn
What distinguishes a mathematical model from, say, a poem, a song, a portrait or any other kind of "model," is that the mathematical model is… — John L. Casti
I do not deny that I have made drawings and watercolors of an erotic nature. But they are always works of art. Are there no… — Egon Schiele
As readers can probably tell from my books, I love the outdoors. I love to hike, kayak, and swim. I also love to read (which… — Sharon Creech
Words are small shapes in the gorgeous chaos of the world. ... they bring the world into focus, they corral ideas, they hone thoughts, they… — Diane Ackerman
After a thousand watercolors you will find you have fallen in love with paper and paint. — Rex Brandt
It's such a human condition, whether you're a great track star or a great knitting person or you paint watercolors - someone knows who you… — Tony Curtis
You will see, in the future I will live by my watercolors. — Winslow Homer
Watercolors is the first and the last thing an artist does. — Willem de Kooning
And, of course, I began drawing so much - wild, undisciplined pencil drawings and watercolors of knights battling and such. — Andrew Wyeth
Novels are like paintings, specifically watercolors. Every stroke you put down you have to go with. Of course you can rewrite, but the original strokes… — Joan Didion
Felicity," Mrs. Featherington interurupted, "why don't you tell Mr. Brdgerton about your watercolors?" For the life of him, Colin couldn't imagine a less interesting topic… — Julia Quinn
I really think that everyone should have watercolors, magnetic poetry, and a harmonica. — Stephen Chbosky
He tried to reconstruct the story in his mind, but it kept getting confused, bleeding into itself like watercolors. — Catherynne M. Valente
I paint daily with watercolors on 5-by-7-inch pads that are small enough for me to take them everywhere. — Steven Holl
Writing nonfiction is more like sculpture, a matter of shaping the research into the finished thing. Novels are like paintings, specifically watercolors. Every stroke you… — Joan Didion
I do tend to use watercolors - I love the splatter sort of thing you can do with watercolors. — Mini Grey
I spend a lot of time doing watercolors and playing music in my apartment. — Lola Kirke

Who Wrote These Watercolors Quotes

20 authors contributed a total of 22 Watercolors Quotes as follows: