Being Quote by Rachel Morrison

See, when I paint, it is an experience that, at its best, is transcending reality.

— Keith Haring

Painting keeps me occupied in those moments when travel can be aimless and even disorienting. Mainly it is a way to register at least…

— Susan Minot

Painting is not for me either decorative amusement, or the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation.

— Max Ernst

I’ve had that kind of experience myself: I’m looking at a map and I see someplace that makes me think, ‘I absolutely have to…

— Haruki Murakami

That's what all painting is about, it”s space and light occupied by human presences.

— Leon Kossoff

If we view a great mountain soaring into the sky, it may excite us, evoke an uplifted feeling within us. There is an interplay…

— Lawren Harris

Coming upon a space that sounds unique and incredible is just the best feeling. Sometimes, it's under a bridge or down a stairwell or…

— Madi Diaz

I think that painting relates very neatly to inner travel and the exploration of inner worlds. With painting, I always get the impression that…

— Joe Bradley

Time for creative ideation and quiet reflection is as much a luxury as is the physical beauty of the space you live in.

— Gauri Khan

I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Now I…

— Jan Brett

That experience of touching down in a totally foreign place is like having a blank canvas: You begin with nothing, but stroke by stroke…

— Edwidge Danticat

Painting is about the beauty of space and the power of containment.

— Sam Francis