Art Quote by Leonardo da Vinci

In fact, whatever exists in the universe, in essence, in appearance, in the imagination, the painter has first in his mind and then in…

— Leonardo da Vinci

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

— Lucian Freud

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

“We are all artists; painting the world with our thoughts while coloring the universe with our deeds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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

— Paul Cezanne

The artist does not tinker with the universe, he recreates it out of his own experience and understanding of life.

— Henry Mille

The mind of the painter must resemble a mirror, which always takes the colour of the object it reflects and is completely occupied by…

— Leonardo da Vinci

An artist must struggle to accept the shape of this universe - and achieve some important successes...

— Eric Maisel

What does the artist do? He draws connections. He ties the invisible threads between things. He dives into history, be it the history of…

— Anselm Kiefer

It is through observation and perception of atmosphere that he [the artist] can register the feeling that he wishes his painting to give out.

— Lucian Freud

An artist paints his own reality.

— Ernie Barnes

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

— Max Ernst