Handle Quote by John Newbery

I'm not a very good painter, but I'm learning a lot.

— Cleo Moore

To paint well, I need to be enraptured by my subjects.

— Elizabeth Peyton

For the general public, my work is sometimes easier than a painting because there is someone addressing you; it can actually be a relief.…

— Tino Sehgal

I'm a painter. I was a graffiti artist, and I painted all over the world.

— Olivier Megaton

As soon as you set yourself up in the position of transferring paint from one place to another, your whole culture invades you. It…

— Milton Resnick

You know, why does a painter paint? You need to communicate, you need to challenge preconceived ideas.

— Stacy Martin

Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don't know what to say about what I paint, really.

— Balthus

No matter what medium I'm using, or what subject I'm painting, I do retain a fairly set approach to painting.

— Ron Parker

Painting is situational. And my particular situation exists within gender, race, class, sexuality, nation.

— Kehinde Wiley

I've always wanted my art to be global rather than local. I want to make paintings that people everywhere can relate to.

— Sean Scully

Perhaps one of the most essential exercises in learning to paint is the copying of master works in the museums.

— Igor Babailov

I can only paint in India. Europe belongs to Picasso, Matisse, Braque India belongs only to me.

— Amrita Sher-Gil