Combination Quote by Will Barnet

The activity of painting: A thrilling tussle between the artist's materials and his inspiration.

— Mervyn Levy

Painting is the passage from the chaos of the emotions to the order of the possible.

— Balthus

The artist who paints the emotions creates an enclosed world... the picture... which, like a book, has the same interest no matter where it…

— Pierre Bonnard

“Let us paint depth, joy, and happiness onto the canvas of our lives, for it is a vital and gratifying endeavor. (Painting and Meditation)–”

— Erik Pevernagie

There is something intimate about painting I cannot explain to you ? but it is so delightful just for expressing one's feelings.

— Vincent Van Gogh

I fell in love with painting. Painting allows me to see things as I want to and not necessarily as they are, it's an…

— Pittacus Lore

“Painting is a great outlet for those inner emotions you cannot get out any other way.”

— Carol Brearley

If we view a great mountain soaring into the sky, it may excite us, evoke an uplifted feeling within us. There is an interplay…

— Lawren Harris

I think that painting relates very neatly to inner travel and the exploration of inner worlds. With painting, I always get the impression that…

— Joe Bradley

It is through observation and perception of atmosphere that he [the artist] can register the feeling that he wishes his painting to give out.

— Lucian Freud

“If a painting really works down in your heart and changes the way you see and think and feel, you don't think, 'oh I…

— Donna Tartt

It is now an accepted fact that the expression of emotion through painting... is a source of deep psychological satisfaction... It is a system…

— Mervyn Levy