Activity Quote by Edward Lucie-Smith

Painting embraces and contains within itself all the things which nature produces or which results from the fortuitous actions of men... he is but…

— Leonardo da Vinci

The activity of painting: A thrilling tussle between the artist's materials and his inspiration.

— Mervyn Levy

“A painter must never be satisfied with what he sees—painting reality means surrendering to it,”

— Saša Stanišić

The artist must scorn all judgment that is not based on an intelligent observation of character. He must beware of the literary spirit which…

— Paul Cezanne

You see, painting has now become, or all art has now become completely a game, by which man distracts himself. What is fascinating actually…

— Francis Bacon

“What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who only has eyes, if he is a painter, or ears if he is a…

— Pablo Picasso

Painting is the most beautiful of all arts. In it, all sensations are condensed; contemplating it, everyone can create a story at the will…

— Paul Gauguin

How painting surpasses all human works by reason of the subtle possibilities which it contains.

— Leonardo da Vinci

“... an artist should paint from the heart, and not always what people expect. Predictability often leads to the dullest work, in my opinion,…

— Anonymous

He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own genius: as he must needs paint for other minds, and not for…

— Anna Brownell Jameson

Painting is a faith and that it brings with it the duty to pay no heed to public opinion - and that in it…

— Vincent Van Gogh

Very few people have a natural feeling for painting, and so, of course, they naturally think that painting is an expression of the artist's…

— Francis Bacon