“If you go too far with naturalism, there is no need to even organize; just look... and paint what you see until the canvas ends.” IfsNeedsLooksEndsNaturePaintCanvasOrganizeNaturalism Author:David Hockney
“What I always longed to do was to be able to paint like I can draw, most artists would tell you that, they would all like to paint like they can draw.” I CanAbleArtistDrawsPaint Book:Portrait of David Hockney Source: Portrait of David Hockney
“I'm interested in all kinds of pictures, however they are made, with cameras, with paint brushes, with computers, with anything.” KindMadeComputerCamerasPaintAll KindsBrushesPaint Brushes Author:David Hockney
“It's very British to go about to see something unusual and paint it.” PaintBritishUnusual Author:David Hockney
“Of course you can still paint landscape - it's not been worn out.” StillsCoursesPaintLandscapeWornWorn Out Author:David Hockney
“Shadows sometimes people don't see shadows. The Chinese of course never paint them in pictures, oriental art never deals with shadow. But I noticed these shadows and I knew it meant it was sunny.” PeopleArtSometimesCoursesDealsShadowPaintChineseSunnySunny Day Author:David Hockney
“What the art historians had forgotten is that in Chinese, Japanese, Persian, and Indian art, they never painted shadows. Why did they paint shadows in European art? Shadows are because of optics. Optics need shadows and strong light. Strong light makes the deepest shadows. It took me a few years to realize fully that the art historians didn't grasp that. There are a lot of interesting new things, ideas, pictures.” NeedsYearsArtIdeasLightStrongRealizingInterestingShadowPaintForgottenChineseIndianHistorianNew ThingsPersianOptics Author:David Hockney
“I was never that interested in movies. I was interested in them as a thing, but I didn't want to make movies. I always wanted to draw and paint.” WantWantedDrawsPaint Author:David Hockney
“The problem is, photographic dyes and printing inks aren't as good as paint, actually.” ProblemPaintInkPrinting Author:David Hockney
“It sometimes takes a foreigner to come and see a place and paint it. I remember someone saying they had never really noticed the palm trees here until I painted them.” SometimesRememberTreePaintPalmsForeignersPalm Trees Author:David Hockney
“I can get excitement watching rain on a puddle. And then I paint it. Now, I admit, there are not too many people who would find that exciting. But I would. And I want life thrilling and rich. And it is. I make sure it is.” PeopleWantI CanRichRainExcitingPaintExcitementThrillingPuddles Author:David Hockney
