Believe Quote by Philip Taaffe

Of course, my painting outfit has to be the focus of the shoot to promote a designer, or if I wear my own it…

— Rita Ackermann

Frightening for many artists is promoting themselves. They feel it is... artificial and not what we want to be known for. Yet if we…

— Adam Leipzig

My paintings are well-painted, not nimbly but patiently. My painting contains in it the message of pain. I think that at least a few…

— Frida Kahlo

The issue of innovation never interested me personally, since I believe it may lead to a place where people don't paint anymore.

— Ed Askew

I started to understand that for me, art was no longer about self-expression but about creative engagement with the world. I started to respond…

— Ayad Akhtar

By and large, the making of serious, thoughtful and occasionally valuable art has become a lonely persuasion, while the marketing of art has become…

— Abe Ajay

My work is an exploration of the self. I've always been concerned with how I'm living and how that reflects in the painting.

— Jose Parla

I don't advise any one to take it [painting] up as a business proposition, unless they really have talent... But I will say that…

— Grandma Moses

We as artists are actively encouraged - by other authors, your agent, publisher, and society - not to think about money, strategy, how to…

— Cassandra Clare

I've learned over the years that you're going to be most successful at the things you're most excited to do. Every artist has a…

— Steve Vai

I'm not interested in painting; I'm not interested in making a picture. Then what the hell am I interested in? I must be interested…

— Philip Guston

I sometimes wish I had never had to sell a painting. Every painting you make represents the time it was made and how you…

— Peter Doig