Art Quotes

"I've never wanted to be famous, I just wanted to make beautiful things."

"Art should be about enjoyment and understanding."

"The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration."

"The subject is not important; it is the light that matters."

"Without light, there is no painting."

"Light and shadow are not two separate things, but one phenomenon."

"If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. But I am also obliged to make it true."

"My only interest is to capture the fleeting effects of light."

"I apply color onto canvas as a means of expression."

"The light is the most important element of my composition."

"To paint is to forget oneself in the world."

"My paintings are fragments of reality, seen through my eyes."

"I paint the moment, not the object."

"I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best."

"Surrealism is the magical surprise of finding a lion in a wardrobe where you were expecting to find shirts."

"Love breaks all the rules and so does art."

"My paintings carry with them the message of pain."

"I paint myself because the subject is always available."

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

"My painting carries the message of my pain and my joy."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"My art is a reflection of my soul's journey."

"I find myself in the colors I create."

"Art heals what words cannot."

"I paint to understand my journey, not to flee from it."

"The canvas is my confessional, my therapy, my truth."

"My mother gave me life, but my art gave me reason."

"The artist must learn to see with the eyes of a child and the mind of a sage."

"The power of an image lies not in what it shows, but in what it makes us feel."

"In art and in life, simplicity often conceals profound complexity."