Great Quote by Jenova Chen

Among those who study painting, some strive for an elaborate effect and others prefer the simple. Neither complexity in itself nor simplicity is enough.

— Chai Lu

A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas.

— Charles Dudley Warner

The true painter must be able, with the most usual things, to have the most unusual ideas.

— Salvador Dali

A good painter is to paint two main things, men and the working of man's mind.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Painting demands an intelligent model.

— Vincent Van Gogh

The great painter has something to say. He does not paint men, landscapes, or furniture; but an idea.

— Robert Henri

It's not what you paint. It's how you paint it. You don't have to paint elaborate things. Paint simple things as beautifully as you…

— Helen Van Wyk

Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist of the representation of real and existing things.

— Gustave Courbet

With a painting, you're taking basic building blocks and making something that's more complex than what you started with. It is a synthetic process.…

— Stephen Shore

Painting is an extension of man's means of communication. As such, it's pure, difficult, and wonderful.

— Sidney Nolan

Painting is a magical process that I like, where you conjure something out of nothing; you get a little idea that leads you through…

— Paul McCartney

It fascinates me to create beautiful paintings with the simplest means.

— James Rosenquist