Areas Quote by Richard Schmid

Well, I don't believe there are subjects that can't be painted, but there are a lot of things that I personally can't paint.

— Gerhard Richter

To paint well, I need to be enraptured by my subjects.

— Elizabeth Peyton

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

— Roy Lichtenstein

When you paint, try to put down exactly what you see. Whatever else you have to offer will come out anyway.

— Winslow Homer

Don't go overboard with exotic or complex ways to paint. Stick to simple solutions, unless there is a good reason to do otherwise.

— Richard Schmid

You know, why does a painter paint? You need to communicate, you need to challenge preconceived ideas.

— Stacy Martin

I paint what I see and not what others like to see.

— Edouard Manet

Paint what you see, not what you know.

— Charles Webster Hawthorne

Be sensitive to the qualities inherent in the medium. Paint honestly and avoid tricks.

— John French Sloan

Learning the art of painting is not an easy task. It takes a great deal of intelligence, keen analysis, study and practice.

— Edgar Alwin Payne

I want painting to be difficult to do.

— Richard Diebenkorn

Give paint a chance to show itself entirely as paint.

— John Marin