Communication Quote by Ken Danby

Painting is a solitary act for me; I don't need anyone around to make paintings.

— Danny Fox

I start out making my paintings for me. I don't see it as a form of communication. Until, of course, after they are done…

— John Lurie

I never succeed in painting scenes, however beautiful, immediately upon returning from them. I must wait for a time to draw a veil over…

— Thomas Cole

I would go so far as to say that a painting is narrative, because I have the moment where I approach it and see…

— Saschka Unseld

I practice the artist's golden rule. I wouldn't want somebody telling me how to finish my painting, I'm not going to tell him how…

— Wayne White

I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them.

— Cy Twombly

I frequently lock myself in my studio. I do not often see the people I love, and in the end I shall suffer for…

— Edgar Degas

If I don't have anything better to do that day, I'll copy paintings, generally by people who have some relationship to the work of…

— Wayne Thiebaud

You bring to a painting your own experience.

— Jacob Lawrence

The painting develops before my eyes, unfolding its surprises as it progresses. It is this which gives me the sense of complete liberty, and…

— Yves Tanguy

If I'm doing my job correctly, I'm presenting a scenario for you as the reader to engage with on your own. I mean that's…

— T.C. Boyle

I try to combine in my paintings cinematic feeling, emotional feeling, and sometimes actually writing on the page to combine all the different elements…

— Sylvester Stallone