Artist Quote by Philip Guston

Painting is drawing, with the additional means of color. Painting without drawing is just 'coloriness,' color excitement. To think of color for color's sake…

— John French Sloan

I don't know what a painting is; who knows what sets off even the desire to paint? It might be things, thoughts, a memory,…

— Philip Guston

Painting is something that takes place among the colors.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

Color is crucial in painting, but it is very hard to talk about.

— Roy Lichtenstein

Painting is an illusion, a piece of magic, so what you see is not what you see. I don't know what a painting is;…

— Philip Guston

To paint is to know how to put nothing on canvas, and have it look like something when you stand back.

— Robert Henri

Painting is a means of saying something about one's self in a beautiful or powerful way that people would like to see, but not…

— David Luiz

Paint is a very sensual material. It's lovely to work with and lovely to look at.

— Glenn Ligon

Painting is a magical process that I like, where you conjure something out of nothing; you get a little idea that leads you through…

— Paul McCartney

Painting is drawing, with the additional means of color.

— John French Sloan

The most important things in a painting are Form and Value. Color comes last - like a friend you welcome.

— Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

You don't decide to paint. It's like getting hungry and going to the kitchen to eat. It's a need, not a choice.

— Leonora Carrington