Able Quote by Lawrence Weiner

I stopped painting because I was so shocked at what I was doing and how much I wasn't in the work. The work was…

— Lisa Yuskavage

I hated painting, and I quit right after high school because I was continually told how terrific I was... it made me feel shaky.

— Diane Arbus

I've just kept on ceaselessly painting in order to learn painting.

— Vincent Van Gogh

I can't let things go when it comes to stop painting. It has to be my way.

— Rita Ackermann

Painting is so difficult that I would give it up if it were not so enjoyable.

— William McGregor Paxton

I stopped painting in 1990 at the peak of my success just to deny people my beautiful paintings, and I did it out of spite.

— Vincent Gallo

I never worked at painting as if it were a job; it was always out of interest or for fun, a desire to try…

— Gerhard Richter

I like painting because it's something I never come to the end of. Sometimes I paint a picture, then I paint it all out.…

— Arshile Gorky

I think we all go through times in our lives when we decide, "I'm going to try something else." I tried filmmaking instead of…

— Samuel Bayer

In my previous life, I was an artist. I still paint. I love art.

— Edi Rama

If you start a painting and you don't like where it's going, don't give up on it. Just keep going and follow through. You…

— Andrew McDermott

I love painting. I went to college in fine arts, and I still do it all the time.

— Jessalyn Gilsig