If the world could remain within a frame like a painting on the wall, I think we’d see the beauty then and stand staring in awe. – Conor Oberst
I studied all about Gauguin. He was a banker. He was a banker who – he used to paint on Sundays. And one day he hated himself for painting on Sundays. – Anthony Quinn
The crucial discovery was made that, in order to become painting, the universe seen by the artist had to become a private one created by himself. – Andre Malraux
You can’t make a perfect painting. We can see perfection in our minds. But we can’t make a perfect painting. – Agnes Martin
That’s why I ended up going to Lancaster University, because they had a visual arts course, and in the first year it was like a broad visual arts course in sculpture, painting, graphics – all of that. – Andy Serkis
For most Americans, poetry plays no role in their everyday lives. But also for most Americans, contemporary painting or jazz or sculpture play no role either. I’m not saying poetry is singled out as a special thing to ignore. – Billy Collins
Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic. – Ambrose Bierce
And since geometry is the right foundation of all painting, I have decided to teach its rudiments and principles to all youngsters eager for art. – Albrecht Durer
I taught a lot of art history, especially Chinese, Japanese, and Indian. But the painting classes came back. The nudes came back. Not so much the still lifes. So now our department is the worst department, partly because it has the worst facilities. – Ad Reinhardt
When I first started painting, I had an interesting nightmare about Cleveland – I dreamed the houses there were encased in this free-floating cage structure. I guess Cleveland was a confining place for me, even though my parents weren’t too conservative. – April Gornik
In the middle 1940s… I heard everyone live. Painting, the theater; everything was happening. It was an exciting time when New York was the place to be. – Bill Dixon
To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved. – Andre Malraux
No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition. – Claude Monet
The key is in remaining just aloof enough from a painting so that you know when to stop. – Buffy Sainte-Marie
I enjoyed art in school. I’ve always done little drawings and stuff like that. I don’t really know what I’m doing with the painting, but I experiment. – Alex Lifeson
The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has only to look at the painters of this century. – Balthus
Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting. – Bob Ross
I don’t get my inspiration from books or a painting. I get it from the women I meet. – Carolina Herrera
Very rarely is there any confusion as to when a painting or a song is finished. You just know when it’s done. – Brandon Boyd
If some student came up and wanted to know where to study painting, you’d want to suggest someplace, but there’s no place. I wouldn’t know where to send a student to study. – Ad Reinhardt