Aim Quote by Edward Hopper

I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.

— Mike Thompson

One paints from nature not in order to copy, but to express feelings of grandeur.

— Georges Vantongerloo

To paint from nature is to realize one's sensations, not to copy what is before one.

— J. E. H. MacDonald

For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations.

— Paul Cezanne

My paintings are reflections of my own inner mysteries... they all reflect my relationship to my steadiest of companions and muses - nature and…

— Katherine Dunn

Nature engenders the science of painting

— Robert Delaunay

A heightened sense of the observation of nature is one of the chief delights that have come to me through trying to paint.

— Winston Churchill

“Let us paint depth, joy, and happiness onto the canvas of our lives, for it is a vital and gratifying endeavor. (Painting and Meditation)–”

— Erik Pevernagie

I believe that one should not think too much about nature when painting, at least not during the painting's conception. The colour sketch should…

— Paula Modersohn-Becker

Painting is at once a form of meditation and an utter, complete personal engagement with life.

— Steven Whitney

Painting, for me, is a dynamic balance and wholeness of life; it is mysterious and transcending, yet solid and real.

— Richard Pousette-Dart

Painting that does not radiate feeling is not worth looking at. The deepest-and rarest-of grown-up pleasures is true feeling.

— Robert Motherwell