Centering Quote by Jerry Pinkney

I know that when I finish a drawing, my anxiety level decreases. The realistic drawings are a way of pinning down an idea. I…

— Louise Bourgeois

When I'm drawing a picture, I feel...quiet inside.

— Katherine Applegate

I have always liked drawing, when you draw you see things more intensely.

— Henry Moore

Usually when I draw, I try to be in a contemplative mood. I try to keep my mind as empty, vacant and tranquil as…

— Sri Chinmoy

The best sort of activity is one that combines mental effort with sensuous delight. That's why I love drawing.

— Philip Pullman

It's very natural and simple to me, drawing, because I've drawn since I was a kid. It's just the most normal thing for me…

— Abbi Jacobson

“choices. There is great power in immersing yourself in a satisfying creative project. First of all, it takes your mind off your worries and…

— Candy Paull

I like when my mind is being stimulated and challenged, and I'm forced to be creative.

— Flying Lotus

For me, painting is like meditation.

— Janet Fish

I do remember when it occurred to me the first time, when I got the idea of painting the way I feel at a…

— Maria Lassnig

I'm just interested in meditating on certain ideas, and I like to draw: that's my way of thinking.

— Ben Nicholson

If I feel a painting I'm working on doesn't have imagery or emotion, I paint it out and work over it until it does.

— Franz Kline