Art Quote by David Russell

Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrians Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its…

— Sara Sheridan

Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrian's Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its…

— Sara Sheridan

I do feel Scottish in some way. Maybe it's to do with visiting my grandparents here every summer as a child, but I am…

— Peter Doig

I don't think of myself as a rebellious artist, a lot of people have said that about me because I came from Cornwall and…

— Danny Fox

As soon as you set yourself up in the position of transferring paint from one place to another, your whole culture invades you. It…

— Milton Resnick

My grandfather was a great advocate of Scottish art at a time when Scottish artists struggled to be taken seriously. They were not highly…

— Michael Portillo

I can only paint in India. Europe belongs to Picasso, Matisse, Braque India belongs only to me.

— Amrita Sher-Gil

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

I think it is owing to the good sense of the English that they have not painted better.

— William Hogarth

“People in Scotland have a queer idea of the arts. They think you can be an artist in your spare time, though nobody expects…

— Alasdair Gray

Painting keeps me occupied in those moments when travel can be aimless and even disorienting. Mainly it is a way to register at least…

— Susan Minot

I want to paint. That is probably going to sound so pretentious coming from someone who's been a musician.

— Juliana Hatfield