Everyone is born with creativity. Some like to express it on the football fields, while others pen it down on paper. Then there are some who use their canvas to build a world unlike no other. We admit that not everyone is a painter but it must not stop you from expressing yourself. Art is not simply a tool to ornament an unappealing surface, it can also therapize you. Here, we have curated a list of painting quotes you MUST read and think about the next time you pick up your paintbrush or colored pencils or charcoal or camera or.. Oh well! The list is as extensive as the talent inside of you. 🙂
Banksy
“Painting something that defies the law of the land is good. Painting something that defies the law of the land and the law of gravity at the same time is ideal.”
Bob Ross
“All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind.”
“Mix up a little more shadow color here, then we can put us a little shadow right in there. See how you can move things around? You have unlimited power on this canvas — can literally, literally move mountains”
Edward Hopper
“If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.”
Frida Kahlo
“I don’t paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality.”
Jackson Pollock
“Every good painter paints what he is.”
James McNeill Whistler
“An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.”
Pablo Picasso
“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.”
“Every now and then one paints a picture that seems to have opened a door and serves as a stepping stone to other things.”
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
Paul Cézanne
“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.”
Piet Mondrian
“The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.”
Rembrandt van Rijn
“Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God.”
Vincent Van Gogh
“The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech.”
“I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”
“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.”
“The only time I feel alive is when I’m painting.”
It’s time. Pick up your weapon of creation and get going 😉
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