Motivation Quote by Lucian Freud Download Open image “The painter's obsession with his subject is all that he needs to drive him to work.” — Lucian Freud ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Motivation Needs Obsession Painter Painting Subjects
It seems to me it's a painter's duty to try to put an idea into his work. — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
The role of the painter . . . is to project that which sees itself in him. — Max Ernst Copy Share Image
A painter's tastes must grow out of what so obsesses him in life that he never has to ask himself what it is suitable… — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
A painter must think of everything he sees as being there entirely for his own use and pleasure. — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
I believe that the quintessential task of every painter in any time has been to concentrate on the essential. — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
“A painter must never be satisfied with what he sees—painting reality means surrendering to it,” — Saša Stanišić Copy Share Image
The artist must scorn all judgment that is not based on an intelligent observation of character. He must beware of the literary spirit which… — Paul Cezanne Copy Share Image
I have always been haunted by the feeling that the painter has much to gain from making use of the forces that tend to… — Jean Dubuffet Copy Share Image
The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself. — Caspar David Friedrich Copy Share Image
The activity of painting: A thrilling tussle between the artist's materials and his inspiration. — Mervyn Levy Copy Share Image
The great painter has something to say. He does not paint men, landscapes, or furniture; but an idea. — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
A moment of complete happiness never occurs in the creation of a work of art. The promise of it is felt in the act… — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
I don't want any colour to be noticeable... I don't want it to operate in the modernist sense as colour, something independent... Full, saturated… — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
Since the model he so faithfully copies is not going to be hung up next to the picture... it is of no interest whether… — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
It is the only point of getting up every morning: to paint, to make something good, to make something even better than before, not… — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
Full, saturated colours have an emotional significance I want to avoid. — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when I've been staring too hard, I've noticed that I could see the circumference of my own eye. — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
I remember Francis Bacon would say that he felt he was giving art what he thought it previously lacked. With me, it's what Yeats… — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
I think half the point of painting a picture is that you don't know what will happen... that if painters did know what was… — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
I work from the people that interest me, and that I care about, in rooms that I live in and know. I use the… — Lucian Freud Copy Share Image
Some people give you that motivation to work harder simply to get the hell away from wherever they are. — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
My embarrassing confession is that my father is a 'Camelot: The Musical' obsessive. So as a child, when we were going to visit relatives… — Chris Chibnall Copy Share Image
Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things. — Fergus Henderson Copy Share Image
Every human creates his own problems. Problems are ones private property and we shouldnt meddle into them self-initiatively. — Ruben Papian Copy Share Image
One needs more than ambition and talent to make a success of anything, really. There must be love and a vocation. — Jessye Norman Copy Share Image
“Now you," Grandma barks at him. "Yes, you, the invisible truck driver," she added, giving me a wicked grin. "Go stand next to Rose… — Donna Freitas Copy Share Image
“Fear of seeing a police car pull into the drive. Fear of falling asleep at night. Fear of not falling asleep. Fear of the… — Raymond Carver Copy Share Image
If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Have a Blast; Life wont last! Make the best of the journey before it is over! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Life is like riding on a bus. God is the driver and I am the passenger. Have faith God knows which route to take.… — Jefroy Hanson Copy Share Image
“Friction is necessary. Ease of life leads to complacency and the atrophy of the human will and spirit. Within our struggles lives our strength,… — Jason Versey Copy Share Image
