Artist Quote by Sarah J. Maas

Painting is a lie. It's the most magic of all media, the most transcendent. It makes space where there is no space.

— Chuck Close

“To all the secret writers, late-night painters, would-be singers, lapsed and scared artists of every stripe, dig out your paintbrush, or your flute, or…

— Shauna Niequist

Art, if it is successful in the task of questioning reality, if it is good painting and not merely a performance of dexterity, will…

— Patrick Swift

Whenever I see a Frans Hals I feel like painting, but when I see a Rembrandt I feel like giving up!

— Max Liebermann

I want the paintings to take me or the viewer out somewhere else.

— Julian Schnabel

I had a visit from an artist friend who basically said, "Your paintings are wonderful. Now stop." It did resonate with me. It hit…

— Caio Fonseca

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.

— Leonardo da Vinci

In the interests of everyone the artist had a responsibility to use his medium well. In the Tibetan culture, most of the paintings are…

— Dalai Lama

I saw Frank Frazetta's art, and it seared on my memory. I love his paintings. They're so amazing.

— Jason Momoa

There's nothing more special than intellect and labour that makes painting work. There's no magic there; it's information, and it's work.

— Kerry James Marshall

“Your soul is your paintbrush, your world is your canvass, your life is your masterpiece.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

I love painting. I love writing. I love creating and being around people who are creating.

— Joe Lycett