Being true Quote by Joaquin Sorolla

Impressionism is only direct sensation. All great painters were less or more impressionists. It is mainly a question of instinct, and much simpler than…

— Claude Monet

People who aren't artists often feel that artists are inspired. But if you work at your art you don't have time to be inspired.

— John Cage

I look at a lot of artists. I'm inspired by - I suppose I shouldn't say 'inspired,' but it's not really influenced. I am…

— Cy Twombly

A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.

— Salvador Dali

All artists are illusionists of one kind or another.

— Mike Svob

I don't really consider myself an impressionist.

— Rachel Dratch

For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations.

— Paul Cezanne

Art is craft, not inspiration.

— Stephen Sondheim

I don't even consider myself an impressionist, really

— Will Ferrell

I am not an impressionist.

— Chris Redd

I've known painters who never did any good work because instead of painting their models they seduced them.

— Pierre-Auguste Renoir

I am a big fan of the Impressionists, and in my school days, I was inspired by Caravaggio, Velazquez and Rembrandt.

— Ronnie Wood