Contact Quote by Jackson Pollock

“It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess.”

— Leonhard Emmerling

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

Painting is a way of thinking visually, so whatever is happening with me at the time gets reflected in the work.

— Ali Banisadr

I think, if one is a painter, all you experience does come out when you’re painting.

— Lee Krasner

Sometimes I could quit paint and take to charring. It must be fine to clean perfectly, to shine and polish and know that it…

— Emily Carr

When I finish a painting, it usually looks as surprising to me as to anyone else.

— Howard Hodgkin

Every now and again, a painting will get away from my control and take over. Sometimes it's a good thing. Sometimes it's a giant…

— Ursula Vernon

While adding the finishing touches to a painting might appear insignificant, it is much harder to do than one might suppose...

— Claude Monet

The spirit of a painting is very hard to explain and articulate. I can't say it's not intentional because that is the mark I'm…

— Danny Fox

Do not let it look as if you reasoned too much. Painting must be impulsive to be worth while.

— Charles Webster Hawthorne

Painting is a matter of finding the right balance between consoling and reassuring the eye and challenging and disturbing the eye.

— Paul Kane

When I am in a painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that…

— Jackson Pollock