Artist Quote by Stanley Spencer

Do you know what good art is? It is saying "ta" to God.

— Stanley Spencer

Often while reading a book one feels that the author wouold heave preferred to paint rather than to wirte; one can sense the pleasure…

— Pablo Picasso

I have never expected anything from my work but the satisfaction I could get from it by the very fact of painting and saying…

— Frida Kahlo

Then you learn about composition, you learn about old masters, you form certain ideas about structure. But the inhuman activity of trying to make…

— Philip Guston

At my death paint my body with red paint and plunge it into fresh water to be restored back to life, otherwise my bones…

— Crazy Horse

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