Art Quote by Paul Cezanne

All good art is in the nature of a letter written to amuse a sick friend. Too much art, particularly in our time, is…

— W. H. Auden

A thousand painters ought to be killed yearly. Say what you like: I'm every inch a painter.

— Paul Cezanne

An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all.

— Paul Cezanne

Whenever I see a Frans Hals I feel like painting, but when I see a Rembrandt I feel like giving up!

— Max Liebermann

I want the paintings to take me or the viewer out somewhere else.

— Julian Schnabel

I had a visit from an artist friend who basically said, "Your paintings are wonderful. Now stop." It did resonate with me. It hit…

— Caio Fonseca

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.

— Leonardo da Vinci

In the interests of everyone the artist had a responsibility to use his medium well. In the Tibetan culture, most of the paintings are…

— Dalai Lama

I saw Frank Frazetta's art, and it seared on my memory. I love his paintings. They're so amazing.

— Jason Momoa

There's nothing more special than intellect and labour that makes painting work. There's no magic there; it's information, and it's work.

— Kerry James Marshall

“Your soul is your paintbrush, your world is your canvass, your life is your masterpiece.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

I love painting. I love writing. I love creating and being around people who are creating.

— Joe Lycett

“Love them all," said Renoir. "That is the secret, young man. Love them all." The painter let go of his arm and shrugged. "Then,…

— Christopher Moore

“People in coats and ties were milling around the Talley gallery, and on the wall were the minimally rendered still lifes by Giorgio Morandi,…

— Steve Martin

One is a painter because one wants so-called freedom; one doesn't want to go to the office every morning.

— Marcel Duchamp