Doe Quote by Robert Henri

The great painter has something to say. He does not paint men, landscapes, or furniture; but an idea.

— Robert Henri

A good painter is to paint two main things, men and the working of man's mind.

— Leonardo da Vinci

A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas.

— Charles Dudley Warner

No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.

— Edouard Manet

It seems to me it's a painter's duty to try to put an idea into his work.

— Vincent Van Gogh

Every good painter paints what he is.

— Jackson Pollock

A good painter has two main objects to paint, man and the intention of his soul.

— Leonardo da Vinci

When I say artist I mean the man who is building things - creating molding the earth - whether it be the plains of…

— Jackson Pollock

A great painter can paint something really complex, but they can crystallize it into something really simple.

— Jenova Chen

Small thoughts grow into a picture. It may suggest an individual or it may suggest a place, but generally the painting's job is to…

— Nigel Cooke

The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself.

— Caspar David Friedrich

Painting embraces and contains within itself all the things which nature produces or which results from the fortuitous actions of men... he is but…

— Leonardo da Vinci