Balls Quote by Kirsty Hume

What a model of an artist was for me was an artist who worked. Picasso was the ultimate model, because the work ethic he…

— Patti Smith

I was aware that on my skill as a painter would depend the physical and moral possession of the model...

— Paul Gauguin

Once my paintings are complete, the model no longer lives in the painting as themselves. I see something bigger, more symbolic - an archetype.

— Amy Sherald

I would love to have been a painter in the tradition of the surrealist painters who I admire so much.

— J. G. Ballard

An artist must be very careful not to look for models. As soon as one artist takes another as model, he is lost. There…

— Pablo Picasso

I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history

— Judy Chicago

I want to be remembered. I want to have a legacy. Van Gogh only sold one painting before he died, which would mean that…

— J.I.D

I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after modeling, when I'm not famous any more.

— Eva Herzigova

I don't know if I'm all that famous. When I first started my idea of what a career in fashion would look like is…

— Karen Walker

You don't need to be famous to live a life as an artist.

— Sandra Bernhard

I will be a historical painter.

— William Allan

I still think as a painter - especially in terms of structuring a picture... I carefully choose the models, costumes, requisites, and backdrops of…

— Loretta Lux