Excitement Quote by Lucian Freud

Painting demands an intelligent model.

— Vincent Van Gogh

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

— Paul Gauguin

Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself

— Kenneth Tynan

The actual breakthrough in the privacy of the studio, when one dares to apply paint in a new manner, is a solitary thrill, dependent…

— Mary Carroll Nelson

The painter goes through states of fullness and evaluation. That is the whole secret of art.

— Pablo Picasso

It seems to me it's a painter's duty to try to put an idea into his work.

— Vincent Van Gogh

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

— Max Ernst

In common with other artists the photographer wants his finished print to convey to others his own response to his subject. In the fulfillment…

— Edward Weston

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

— Lucian Freud

Artists paint not for their own enjoyment but to share their vision with others.

— John Kurtz

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

— Caspar David Friedrich

The picture is all he feels about it, all he thinks worth preserving of it, all he invests it with. If all the qualities…

— Lucian Freud