Artist Quote by Leland Bell

In the end, the gesture of painting becomes almost meditative, like a ritual.

— Shahzia Sikander

Each painting has its own way of evolving. When the painting is finished, the subject reveals itself.

— William Baziotes

Painting is at once a form of meditation and an utter, complete personal engagement with life.

— Steven Whitney

Painting is a way of thinking visually, so whatever is happening with me at the time gets reflected in the work.

— Ali Banisadr

Painting is the passage from the chaos of the emotions to the order of the possible.

— Balthus

Not everything in life can or should be explained. Part of every painting should be incomplete...to be completed in the mind of the viewer.

— Russell Chatham

Subject becoming less relevant, each painting having a life of its own, each stroke leading to the next. It is more about the connection…

— Ken Gillespie

People see so many things in the paintings. Although I never think of them, it charms me a little bit that people actually project…

— Caio Fonseca

There are certain times when a painting accelerates beyond you, and you have to try and understand and catch up with it.

— Nigel Cooke

Painting is a magical process that I like, where you conjure something out of nothing; you get a little idea that leads you through…

— Paul McCartney

Painting transports me into another dimension which, quite literally, refreshes parts of the soul which other activities can't reach.

— Prince Charles

Painting has to get back to its original goal, examining the inner lives of human beings.

— Pierre Bonnard