Art Quotes

"I do not paint the thing, I only paint the light that surrounds it."

"The power of light is everything in painting."

"What I am trying to accomplish is to paint the effect of the passage of time."

"The ornaments of a composition are not its essence; simplicity and clarity are."

"I do not compose for the moment, but for eternity."

"I compose not for applause, but for the silent witness that dwells within all hearts."

"I write for those who have ears to hear, not for the multitude that merely listens."

"Greatness in art is achieved not by breaking all rules, but by understanding why they exist."

"I have found that limitation breeds invention more surely than freedom ever could."

"The complexity of a piece should never exceed the clarity of its emotion."

"I have found that the deepest truths are best expressed obliquely, through beauty."

"I dream my painting and I paint my dream."

"Art is meant to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed."

"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."

"Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt."

"Art teaches nothing except the significance of life."

"In the night all cats are gray, but in art all must be clear."

"A good painting should make you want to walk into it."

"Color is a power which directly influences the soul."

"The artist must be blind to distinction between 'convention' and 'reality.'"

"The measure of an artist is what they can leave unsaid."

"The greatest artists are often the greatest sufferers."

"The brush speaks louder than words."

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."

"The soul has its own language, and art is its voice."

"The artist's purpose is to reveal what others cannot see."

"The power of art is its ability to transform truth into beauty."

"The artist's gift is to see possibility where others see limitation."

"I am nature."

"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do."