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The key is what is within the artist. The artist can only paint what she or he is about.

— Lee Krasner

The artist is a vessel for creativity. He has the key to the door of a very special place, which he can open at…

— Thomas J. Katz

The idea is that what an artist lives through should broaden his notion of what it is possible for a human being to live…

— George Saunders

Painting becomes interesting when it becomes timeless.

— Peter Doig

We need to understand that there is a process of learning and experience and success will stem from this. The painting represents life and…

— St. Lucia

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

— Chris Brown

As an artist you organize your life so that you get a chance to paint, a window of time, but that's no guarantee you'll…

— Chuck Palahniuk

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

— Pablo Picasso

The life of an artist is like the life of a monk, a lewd monk if you like, very Rabelaisian. It is an ordination.

— Marcel Duchamp

Painting is at once a form of meditation and an utter, complete personal engagement with life.

— Steven Whitney

I am just beginning to understand what it is to paint. A painter should have two lives, one in which to learn, and one…

— Pierre Bonnard

The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they're always looking ahead…

— Norman Rockwell