Bottom Quote by Paula Rego

Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay.

— Pearl Jam

We used to make patterns in the dirt, hanging our feet off the horse-drawn farm equipment. We made endless hourglass figures that I now…

— Ruth Asawa

You have the clean canvas of a whole week before you. Paint well.

— Dave Ramsey

I feel more as if I'm shaping something with my hands. I feel as if I've always wanted to get to that state. Like…

— Philip Guston

The materials shape your idea.

— Erik Spiekermann

I often use an old canvas and I particularly enjoy painting over something I've already done, allowing bits to come jumping through accidentally.

— Myfanwy Pavelic

Painting dissolves the forms at its command ... it melts them into color.

— Alexander Eliot

I throw down the gauntlet to chance. For example, I prepare the ground for a picture by cleaning my brush over the canvas. Spilling…

— Joan Miro

Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add.

— Camille Pissarro

When I begin, theoretically and practically I can smear anything I want on the canvas. Then there's a condition I have to react to,…

— Gerhard Richter

To find a form that accommodates the shape of the mess, that is the task of the artist now.

— Samuel Beckett