Artist Quote by Heart Evangelista

One of the reasons I moved away from painting was because I eventually discovered that I wanted to deal more with motion, time, and…

— Jared Leto

Painting is not what my life is about, but it is very important to me, and I am very lucky to be able to…

— Margrethe II of Denmark

I realized that most people waste their lives earning a living, and I wanted to live. I love painting, so I keep painting. That's…

— Pierre Soulages

I think we all go through times in our lives when we decide, "I'm going to try something else." I tried filmmaking instead of…

— Samuel Bayer

A painting has its own existence and reality, and I make changes freely to meet the painting's needs. This sometimes takes me in another…

— Mary Beth McKenzie

In my previous life, I was an artist. I still paint. I love art.

— Edi Rama

But painting can be too lonely... I like being with people too much to have ever made that my life's work.

— Marie Windsor

Painting from life was incredibly important for me because it allowed me to train my eyes to see everything that is there. But I…

— Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

I think of me being a painter eventually.

— Syd Barrett

I found I have to stay painting.

— Alan Bean

My work is an exploration of the self. I've always been concerned with how I'm living and how that reflects in the painting.

— Jose Parla

Wherever I wander off to, when I draw, when I paint, I get my life back. I am lucky that I am an Artist.

— Hiroko Sakai