Always Quote by Leonardo da Vinci

The mind of a painter should be like a mirror which is filled with as many images as there are things placed before him.

— Leonardo da Vinci

The painter who draws by practise and judgment of the eye without the use of reason is like the mirror which reproduces within itself…

— Leonardo da Vinci

A painter must think of everything he sees as being there entirely for his own use and pleasure.

— Lucian Freud

The painter who draws merely by practice and by eye, without any reason, is like a mirror which copies every thing placed in front…

— Leonardo da Vinci

It is important that the painting can be inhabited, so that the mind's eye, or the eye's mind, can move about it credibly.

— Bridget Riley

There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other.

— Paul Cezanne

The painter who strives to represent reality must transcend his own perception. He must ignore or override the very mechanismsin his mInd that create…

— Colin Blakemore

The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself.

— Caspar David Friedrich

The painter's mind is a copy of the divine mind, since it operates freely in creating the many kinds of animals, plants, fruits, landscapes,…

— Leonardo da Vinci

It is essential that the painter should develop not only his eyes, but also his soul, so that it too may be capable of…

— Wassily Kandinsky

The role of the painter . . . is to project that which sees itself in him.

— Max Ernst

The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.

— Leonardo da Vinci