Artist Quote by E. J. Hughes

It's good to be employable, but I hope to show the truth. The paintings seem true because nobody wants me to do them.

— Jenny Holzer

Painting pictures is simply the official, the daily work, the profession, and in the case of the watercolours I can sooner afford to follow…

— Gerhard Richter

I love taking time with an interview. Time with an artist relaxes them; it makes them want to be there and answer all your…

— Elvis Duran

I'm not going to stop painting just to take orders.

— David Hockney

Painting is a coalescing of experience.

— Richard Phillips

I don't advise any one to take it [painting] up as a business proposition, unless they really have talent... But I will say that…

— Grandma Moses

Well, I really don't want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I'm really passionate about painting.

— Chris Gardner

I haven't many years left ahead of me and I must devote all my time to painting, in the hope of achieving something worthwhile…

— Claude Monet

I've got a contract that keeps me around a few more years.

— Marc Cherry

I'm not so interested in the effort that it takes to have a self-promotional outlook. I believe in being quiet and making my work…

— Philip Taaffe

The only time I think about my contract is when I'm asked about it by the media.

— Theo Epstein

I must have the personal dialogue, the private time, with each painting in progress. I can't share it with anyone until it's done.

— Ken Danby