Artist Quote by Willie Cauley-Stein

I paint not the things I see but the feelings they arouse in me.

— Franz Kline

I want to paint what I feel, and feel what I paint.

— Vincent Van Gogh

I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart.

— Raoul Dufy

I never want to paint anything just to make a pretty picture. The only reason I do this is because it's an outlet, it's…

— Jason Shawn Alexander

If I feel a painting I'm working on doesn't have imagery or emotion, I paint it out and work over it until it does.

— Franz Kline

What I wish to show when I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart.

— Raoul Dufy

The more I paint the more I like everything.

— Jean-Michel Basquiat

I paint very quickly. And it just, it almost comes out of me like it's almost my therapy.

— David Choe

If what you want to paint is the emotive mood in all its strength... then you must not sit and stare at everything and…

— Edvard Munch

I enjoy painting. It's an incredible release of tension, and I feel very excited doing it. I squeeze out some wonderful red paint, and…

— Stephen Hough

I paint what I like, when I like and where I like.

— David Hockney

In the end, it doesn't really matter what you paint. It's all just a routine to connect yourself finally with other people.

— Chris Ofili