Attributes Quote by Patricia Piccinini

I learned to paint in a historical method. First through watercolours and then through oil. Then, when I went to college and to the…

— James Ivory

My best training came from doing illustrations because it taught me to compose my paintings more effectively, to improve my colors, and to be…

— Burton Silverman

My uncle, who's an art teacher, took me under his wing and gave me a really strong foundation in art. I spent summers with…

— Kadir Nelson

I was brought up on art. My father thought I had a great hand at art and sent me to art school. But he…

— Imogen Cunningham

As I grew older, I developed a very innate passion for art. I was actually pretty good at it.

— Evangeline Lilly

Generally paintings are about technique, but I don't see myself as a painter. I am more of a storyteller and an image - maker.

— Nir Hod

I have wanted to be a fine artist painter, and I reached the point in art schools were I'd like to understand more about…

— John Hench

I am a hobbyist photographer so I relate to the visual arts that way, but Im not a painter.

— Annie Parisse

Instead of art I have taught philosophy. Though technique for me is a big word, I never have taught how to paint. All my…

— Josef Albers

My mum was very interested in art and liked to write, and my dad was a hobbyist photographer.

— Martine Syms

I was always interested in photography and other forms of art.

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

My father taught me to paint when I was young with watercolors and so I learned at a very young age the essential elements…

— Matthew Modine