Able Quote by Gregory Heisler

I was a commercial artist when I left school, but luckily I became an actor. I've painted for many, many years. Now the last…

— Pierce Brosnan

I remember getting out of grad school and coming to New York and not wanting to get a teaching job because I wanted to…

— Brice Marden

I enjoy going to shows to study other artists. It is important to always remain a student to my craft.

— Ravyn Lenae

I'm from a working-class background - I had free school meals all my life and then spent six years in art school.

— Cornelia Parker

I have a very strong passion to sing and paint. I'm really a student.

— Tony Bennett

I'm a commercial artist, both in music and art.

— Grace Slick

I've come up through art school, through painting, through graphic design, through advertising, through TV commercials and music video. I've designed books, built billboards,…

— Tony Kaye

I'd like to work on putting art programs back in schools.

— Chaka Khan

I'm a contemporary artist and I show in art galleries and museums. I show a number of photographs and films, but I also make…

— Alison Jackson

I'm an artist, I'm very artistic and it's great to have that. I have a lot drawings and paintings up in my apartment.

— Chace Crawford

I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting…

— David Bowie

I'd rather do anything than make commercial art. I didn't go to school for art. Making art has certain advantages for me but they…

— Raymond Pettibon