Adversity Quote by Eugene Delacroix

I'm never finished with my paintings; the further I get, the more I seek the impossible and the more powerless I feel.

— Claude Monet

I feel every painting is a challenging piece of a puzzle for me and others to solve. I feel both humble and exhilarated to…

— Akiane Kramarik

I believe the reason I love painting so much is that it forces one to be objective.

— Max Beckmann

Every painting is a war. You have to struggle every day, and to struggle every day with your inadequacies is a damn nuisance.

— Neil Welliver

I want a painting to be difficult to do. The more obstacles, obstructions, problems - if they don't overwhelm - the better. I would…

— Richard Diebenkorn

My willingness to explore and work freely is not without risk, and at times, I find myself caught in a bind... Knowing I can…

— Brian Johnson

The most difficult object in painting is yourself because you're always at issue

— Romare Bearden

Painting is a slow process; it takes time to get there, you learn little by little and always want the next painting to be…

— Ali Banisadr

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

— Anonymous

Sometimes you need to live with a painting for a while. Starting a painting can be easy, but finishing it... that's the skill of…

— Elizabeth Neel

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

For me, at some point, the idea of struggling through the process was not as interesting as doing tests and executing the painting after…

— Laura Owens