Art Quote by John Dyer

I have been surrounded by artists and paintings throughout my life. My father Ted Dyer is an artist, and from a very early age…

— John Dyer

All my life I have worked to be able to earn my living, but I thought that one could do good painting without attracting…

— Paul Cezanne

My early paintings weren't that good - I was very influenced by Francis Bacon. But there was a kind of intensity there. And however…

— Julian Schnabel

I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with…

— Jonathan Lethem

My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He…

— Rainn Wilson

I do portraits - my dad's an artist.

— Fearne Cotton

My father was also a painter - actually, a traditional Chinese painter. His personality is pretty timid and cautious. Like him, I was growing…

— Cai Guo-Qiang

Generally paintings are about technique, but I don't see myself as a painter. I am more of a storyteller and an image - maker.

— Nir Hod

My father was a professional artist all his life who encouraged my path as an artist.

— Alex Grey

I've met a lot of artists who wanted to paint me. LeRoy Neiman was one. He did it from a photograph. He made 20,000…

— Shaquille O'Neal

My mother's an artist. My father was an artist and so I assumed that was normal growing up in art and the art world…

— Bran Ferren

My dad's an artist, and my grandfather paints - he's not a painter; my grandfather's a butcher - but he does a lot of…

— Brett Dalton