Cotton Quote by Clementine Hunter

I've been trying to pick up painting but it's hard.

— George Eads

You don't decide to paint. It's like getting hungry and going to the kitchen to eat. It's a need, not a choice.

— Leonora Carrington

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.

— Edgar Degas

Painting is so much more than the materials.

— Brian Johnson

The most difficult thing about painting is the self-discipline. When I finish a job, I give myself a few days, but then I have…

— John Hurt

I love putting paint on canvas, getting lost in the process of painting.

— Paul Simonon

Paint is a very sensual material. It's lovely to work with and lovely to look at.

— Glenn Ligon

I want painting to be difficult to do.

— Richard Diebenkorn

In the end, it doesn't really matter what you paint. It's all just a routine to connect yourself finally with other people.

— Chris Ofili

For those who don't know what they are doing, painting is easy. For those who do know what they are doing, painting is difficult.

— Edgar Degas

Most people wouldn't guess, but I'm really into painting: acrylics and sometimes oils.

— Chris Zylka

I really enjoy squeezing out a big lump of paint directly onto the canvas and leaving it; fresh, immediate and sometimes shocking.

— John Dyer